Last reviewed: August 2026 A single moving violation conviction in Louisiana doesn’t cost you once. It costs you at every renewal for years. The fine printed on the citation is almost always the smallest number in the transaction — the
Key Takeaways From FTA’s 100th Tobacco Tax Section Annual Meeting
Our team recently attended, and presented at, the 100th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) Tobacco Tax Section in Washington, D.C., which brought together state tobacco tax administrators, excise tax professionals, attorneys general, compliance officers, tax filing
Louisiana Appellate Court Issues Baffling Ruling in Body-Worn Camera Case
Federal Rule of Evidence 901(a) provides that
To satisfy the requirement of authenticating or identifying an item of evidence, the proponent must produce evidence sufficient to support a finding that the item is what the proponent claims it is.
Moreover,
Louisiana Usufruct: What It Means for Your Spouse and Your Children
A Louisiana usufruct can give your spouse the use of the family home for the rest of their life while your children legally own it. That arrangement keeps families in their homes. It also produces a steady stream of succession
Your Client Was Transferred to Louisiana or Texas. Now What?
Local counsel for out-of-state attorneys filing immigration habeas petitions in Louisiana and Texas federal courts For attorneys. Bloom Legal does not practice immigration law. We serve as sponsoring local counsel and federal filing support for the immigration attorneys who do.
What Does Democracy Really Mean? A Conversation with Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman
As the legal frameworks governing civil rights and democratic institutions face ongoing challenges, understanding how these systems operate within the courts is critical for active civic engagement.
For the latest episode of The Legal Lens podcast, I had the privilege
Immigration Habeas in the Western District of Louisiana: What Out-of-State Counsel Needs Before Filing
Current as of August 2026. The Fifth Circuit’s treatment of mandatory detention is actively in flux — see the note on en banc review below — and the Western District’s standing orders are revised administratively. Both should be confirmed before
Buy-Sell Agreements: Protecting Your Louisiana Business When a Partner Wants Out
A downloaded template will form your Louisiana LLC. It will not tell you who owns your partner’s half after his divorce, his death, or the Tuesday he decides he’s done. Louisiana law will tell you — and the answer it
NatureBest Recalled Eighteen Pico de Gallos, Diced Jalapeños and Stuffed Mushrooms Made with the Coast Citrus Peppers. HEB Announced It on August 8. FDA Posted It Today.
NatureBest Precut & Produce LLC, a processor with plants in Missouri City and Houston, Texas, has recalled eighteen refrigerated products made with jalapeño peppers it bought from Coast Citrus Distributors — the San Diego importer at the center of a Salmonella Javiana
Ranking The Circuit Courts By Importance
Welcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn