Drug Charges

According to a recent study conducted by the Institute for Public Health and Justice at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Louisiana incarcerates a higher percentage of young inmates with mental health needs than most other states. As the director of the...

In order to be convicted of a crime, Louisiana prosecutors must show that a suspect committed the actions they allege and that the actions constitute a crime. Prosecutors must provide sufficient, credible evidence, because they must meet a high burden: "beyond a...

Recently, a drug crimes case has arisen in Louisiana. The case involves a 50-year-old man from Mooringsport. Reportedly, on Tuesday, the man was driving a motor vehicle along Highway 169 in Caddo Parish. Police then pulled the man over in connection to an alleged...

Last month, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals accounted it would be banning the possession, manufacture and distribution of25-I, a synthetic drug that reportedly killed an Alabama student at this year's Voodoo Festival in New Orleans. According to the...

Users of marijuana nationwide are waiting with great interest to see what the response of the federal government will be to the state law legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington. The measures approved the legal possession of small quantities...

Law enforcement authorities in East Baton Rouge Parish have recently stepped up their efforts to enforce drug laws in the area, targeting both those they claim are involved in drug trafficking as well as those charged with drug possession. Recent harsh enforcement...

On Oct. 22, four former Louisiana State University (LSU) football players were arrested and charged with marijuana possession. One of the suspects was arrested at his apartment near the LSU campus, after police arrived to investigate an argument he got into with a...

Police in Biloxi Mississippi recently uncovered 31 one-pound bags of hydroponic marijuana during a routine traffic stop. For those who aren't aware, hydroponic marijuana is grown indoors under artificial light. The two 26-year-old men accused of being in possession of...

Drug charges are a serious accusation to have made against an individual. Someone who has had such a claim brought against them will not only have to deal with the proceeding legal steps, but their reputation and character may be tarnished as a result as well....

Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Troy Herbert issued an emergency suspension of a Gonzales convenience store last week for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana. Agents from the ATC and Gonzales police officers say the drugs were being sold at Cajun...