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The merchant seaman crew members of a container ship that was at the center of a piracy drama off Somalia in April 2009 are suing the boat owners for nearly fifty million dollars, alleging that their captain ignored warnings to sail clear of pirate-infested waters in and around Cape Horn off of Africa. The standoff… Continue reading Merchant seaman sue vessel owners over infamous piracy ordeal
According to a recent press release of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission seat belt enforcement is now a priority and Louisiana and federal traffic safety officials announced today that 127 law enforcement agencies across the state are participating in this year’s Click It or Ticket enforcement and awareness campaign. The May 21 to June 3… Continue reading Seat belt safety campaign on-going
Thousands of women receiving transvaginal mesh surgical implants to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are now suffering from pain, bleeding, infection and other major complications. Many of the women injured by this product say that the conditions leading to their surgeries were nothing compared to the pain and suffering they… Continue reading Transvaginal mesh results in pain, injury and lawsuits
Medical supply company Johnson & Johnson plans to stop selling transvaginal mesh products, which have been linked to injuries. Similar products have triggered hundreds of lawsuits. Johnson and Johnson sent a letter Monday to judges overseeing patient lawsuits against the company. Johnson and Johnson says in the letter that it plans to phase out four… Continue reading Transvaginal mesh phase-out announced by Johnson & Johnson
A call made to stop a DWI arrest was not a criminal act, according to the Terrebonne Parish District Attorney, even though that call was made to sheriff’s deputies by Terrebonne Parish Sheriff, L. Vernon Bourgeois, Jr. The suspected drunken driver was not arrested by a Terrebonne sheriff’s deputy last month and Prosecutors said they… Continue reading DA: Terrebonne Parish sheriff’s DWI call not a criminal act
A Covington man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after picking up his fifth arrest for DWI last year. The Louisiana man, 42 years-old, was found guilty of driving under the influence of drugs, his fifth time getting such a conviction, by Judge Raymond Childress during a judge trial earlier this month in… Continue reading 5th DWI nets Covington man 25 years in prison
A DWI bill calling for minimum jail sentences for first-offense DWI convictions has been approved by a Louisiana Senate Committee. The proposed law, from Louisiana Senator Jonathan Perry (R-Kaplan), advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee C this past Tuesday. The bill would mandate jail time of at least two days for someone convicted of… Continue reading DWI Minimum Jail Sentence Bill Advances in Louisiana Senate
A DWI Bill was approved by the Louisiana House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works yesterday. The Bill would required a driver who was convicted of a third or subsiquent driving while intoxicated offense, but enrolled in a drug or DWI court, to lose his or her driving priviliges for at least 45 days.… Continue reading DWI bill approved by House panel
Traffic in downtown New Orleans will be a bit more congested through the end of May as Loyola Avenue from Poydras Street to Canal Street including Elk Street, will be closed to automobile traffic in order to accommodate construction of the planned Loyola Avenue streetcar line. The traffic detours will be in effect for nearly… Continue reading Traffic Alert – Loyola Avenue Street Closed
New Orleans, Louisiana hosts the French Quarter Festival this weekend, April 14-16. This is one of the best festivals of the year. Appealing to locals and tourists alike, it has grown exponentially since its founding nearly three decades ago. The festival now boasts close to thirty stages of free live music throughout the French Quarter,… Continue reading New Orleans’ French Quarter Festival – Street Closures