The Gouner Blog

Insta-License!

A new Louisiana program now turns your cell phone into an instant driver’s license. A traffic stop is a bummer, but when the officer asks

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The 1,300

Do you know where the speed traps are in Louisiana?   Does Golden Meadow ring a bell? Maybe I-10 through LaPlace rings familiar… or Washington, just

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July 4th “Firewater”

We really enjoy toasting to fireworks in the sky on the 4th of July! Drinking and driving while celebrating America’s independence, however, is not exciting.

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Camera Tickets

We receive a number of calls every month about the automatic red light tickets generated when people run through a number of intersections in the

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Shoplifting Letters

When someone is caught shoplifting, getting arrested and charged with a crime is only part of what happens.  About a month or so after the arrest–and

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Camera Tickets

I have addressed this before, but we still get a lot of calls about camera tickets.  People ask if they should pay the citation or go

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What Is A DWI PTI?

From time to time, we’re asked how pretrial diversion programs or “pretrial interventions” work in the criminal system.  It is a mixed bag.  The format

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