On August 1, 2012 a Louisiana law requiring sex offenders to identify themselves on social networks – specifically Facebook – goes into effect. This law mandates that a sex offender includes “notice of the crime […]

The Metropolitan Crime Commission has issued a new report on the state of New Orleans law enforcement in which there is good news plain for all to see. But there is also some some infuriating […]

You’ve all heard by now the absolutely insane news story about synthetic drugs creating cannibalistic zombies in Miami. Lucky for us here in Louisiana, we knew better. Way back in 2010, we banned the sale, […]

The modern incarnation of debtor’s prison is this: it’s not the debt that lands you in jail… it’s the unpaid cost of the creditor’s lawsuits that land you there.

In the tradition of The Clear Skies Act, Senators David Vitter, R-La., and John Thune, R-S.D, have introduced legislation that appears to have little or nothing in common with its title. The “Respecting States’ Rights […]