By Sebastian Uzcategui · Last reviewed: October 2026 The first seventy-two hours after a Louisiana arrest decide whether a defendant goes home, what release costs, and which conditions follow them until trial. Title VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure
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What Local Counsel’s Signature Means in Louisiana Federal Court
Last reviewed: October 2026 In all three Louisiana federal districts, a visiting attorney cannot sign a filing alone. Local counsel’s signature must appear on it too. That signature is more than a formality for the clerk. It carries a Rule…
New Orleans DWI and Traffic Enforcement: What Drivers Should Know in 2026
NOPD is arresting more impaired drivers and writing far more tickets than it did four years ago. For anyone stopped on a New Orleans street this year, the most expensive mistake is rarely made in court. It is made in…
The LLC You Formed Online: What to Fix Before You Sign a Lease or Take On a Partner
An online filing service can register a Louisiana LLC with the Secretary of State quickly. What it rarely does is decide who can sign for the company, how the members vote, or what happens when a new owner comes in.…
Paying a Louisiana Traffic Ticket Counts as a Conviction: What It Does to Your Record and Your Insurance
The “pay online” button on a Louisiana citation does not close a file. It disposes of the charge, and that disposition is reported to the Office of Motor Vehicles, where insurers pull it at renewal. Once the payment clears, the…
How to Choose Local Counsel in Louisiana: 8 Questions to Ask
If you’re an out-of-state attorney figuring out how to choose local counsel in Louisiana, start with this: your local counsel is not a name parked on a signature block. In the Eastern District of Louisiana, local counsel signs every filing…
What Happens to Your Online Accounts When You Die in Louisiana?
A succession representative in Louisiana can walk Letters of Administration into a bank and get a frozen checking account released the same afternoon. Present that same document to Google, Apple, or Meta and the answer is often silence, a form-letter…
What Does “Local Counsel” Actually Do in a Louisiana Federal Case?
Out-of-state firms often plan for local counsel as a formality: a name on the pro hac vice motion and an address for service. The local rules in Louisiana’s three federal districts describe a more substantive role. In each district, local…
CDL Holders: Why a “Minor” Ticket Can Cost You Your Job
A commercial driver’s license doesn’t just carry more responsibility than a standard license — it carries a completely different legal exposure. A speeding ticket that a passenger-vehicle driver pays online and forgets about can put a CDL holder’s career at…
Naming a Guardian for Your Children in a Louisiana Will
Louisiana doesn’t use the word “guardian” for a minor child. It uses tutor. That isn’t just vocabulary — it changes which Civil Code articles control who raises your children if you don’t survive to do it yourself, and it means…