On Monday, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, signed legislation which will finally permit the lawful dispensing of medical marijuana and also lessen penalties for marijuana offenders. Both the Louisiana Senate and...
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On June 26th, the US Supreme Court voted against marriage discrimination. In other words, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of same-sex and opposite-sex marriage for couples in all...
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The 2015 Essence Festival will return to New Orleans the first weekend in July bringing some of the hottest stars in hip hop and soul to the Big Easy. From...
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On June 1, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor, overturning the conviction of a man who had posted violent and threatening messages on Facebook after his wife recently...
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ORIGINALLY POSTED JUNE 1, 2015 I used to use the slogan, "Hire me to go to court so you don’t have to." Those days are gone, for now, because the...
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In May 2015, the Louisiana Legislature came a step closer to authorizing pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana to patients in Louisiana. The Louisiana State Senate passed the bill and now...
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Now that Jazz Fest has wrapped up, it seems that the tourist season will die down a bit here in New Orleans. But, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a...
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A recent Washington Post article highlighted Justice Department and FBI findings that acknowledged almost every single examiner in an elite FBI forensic unit had testified to flawed and misleading science...
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On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Rodriguez v. United States, limiting investigations by police officers during a traffic stop. In the...
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Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the country. Those that have spent any significant amount of time in prison understand the difficulties or re-entering life upon release. This includes...
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