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is here to help people with drug and/or alcohol abuse problems in Louisiana. find treatment options. Due to our diverse networking system we can find a treatment option tailored to each individuals specific situation and needs. We are able to provide all phases of recovery included but not limited to, alcohol and/or drug intervention, drug and/or alcohol detox, in-patient treatment, out-patient treatment, short term treatment (30 days or less), long term treatment (90 days or longer).
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We design personalized treatment programs to provide each abuser with the greatest chance of a successful recovery outcome. Our comprehensive networking system works hand in hand with all of the drug treatment centers in Louisiana. At Drug Rehab Louisiana we know that each individual is unique and are treated as such. Deciding upon a treatment option in Louisiana, or anywhere can be a daunting task for any individual or family, we will guide you through each step of a comprehensive treatment plan for you or your loved one. We are determined in our mission, that every drug and/or alcohol abuser in Louisiana. that has a desire to change their life will be given a chance to recover from their addiction and we are dedicated to ensuring that they are given the opportunity to do so.
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Louisiana police hail roadblock ruling; lawyers uneasy
Roadblocks, such as the one at Burbank Drive in March seeking information on the disappearance of south Louisiana serial-killer victim Carrie Lynn Yoder, are perfectly legal, according to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday.
In a case watched by law-enforcement agencies in Louisiana and across the country, the nation's highest court ruled that Louisiana police can establish roadblocks seeking tips about unsolved crimes because the stops do not violate the privacy rights of motorists.
The 6-3 decision overturned the Illinois Supreme Court, which ruled officers may solicit information from motorists only in an emergency. The case involved a man arrested for drunken driving at a Lombard, Ill., checkpoint set up to get information about an unrelated fatal hit-and-run accident.
Writing the majority opinion, Justice Stephen Breyer said short stops, "a very few minutes at most," are not too intrusive on motorists -- considering the value in crime-solving. Police may hand out a flier, he noted, or ask motorists to volunteer information about crimes.
But dissenting justices expressed concerns the ruling could open up motorists to Louisiana police interference without yielding useful information about crimes.
"There is a valid and important distinction" between seizing a person to determine whether he or she has committed a crime and seizing a person to ask whether that person "has any information about an unknown person who committed a crime a week earlier," wrote Justice John Paul Stevens, joined by Justices David H. Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Such roadblocks are becoming increasingly common. In addition to the one in Baton Rouge, Louisiana last spring, authorities used them in 2002 to produce leads in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping in Utah and the sniper shootings in Washington, D.C., area.
Previously, the Supreme Court has limited their use. Justices have allowed random sobriety checkpoints to detect drunken drivers and border roadblocks to intercept illegal immigrants. But they ruled in 2000 that roadblocks intended for drug searches are an unreasonable invasion of privacy under the constitution.
Louisiana and 19 other states filed briefs in the case, supporting Illinois law-enforcement authorities.
Louisiana State Police spokesman Lt. William Davis said that while local law-enforcement agencies rarely use such roadblocks, the Supreme Court decision means "this is a useful tool we'll be able to continue to utilize." He did not have statistics on the number of times the agency has established those kinds of checkpoints.
The most recent and controversial "traffic canvass" was in Baton Rouge was in March. The Multi-Agency Homicide Task Force blocked traffic on Burbank Drive near East Boyd Drive, seeking information on the disappearance of Yoder, an Louisiana State University graduate student.
Investigators stopped about half the cars passing in both directions, asking questions and handing out fliers and questionnaires. Authorities have declined to say whether the effort yielded any solid leads that helped lead them to the serial killer.
Derrick Todd Lee, 35, of St. Francisville is now awaiting trial in connection with the killings of Yoder and five other south Louisiana women from September 2001 to March 2003.
Multi-Agency Homicide Task Force spokeswoman Cpl. Mary Ann Godawa said Baton Rouge Police Chief Pat Englade was out of town Tuesday and unavailable for comment.
Leu Anne Greco, an attorney for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, said authorities "never really had any doubts" about the legality of that checkpoint, "but it's always comforting to have the court agree with what you believe the law will turn out to be."
The task force based its decision on previous court decisions, she noted, which have balanced the degree of intrusiveness against the public need for privacy.
"We deliberately set up those roadblocks to minimize any intrusion," Greco said Tuesday. "No one was forced to stop and answer questions. Law enforcement always has the right to ask questions, just as the public has the right to answer -- or not answer -- them. It was strictly voluntary."
Residents were given advance notice of the Burbank Drive roadblock and motorists were given the opportunity to avoid the stoppage. While the latest Supreme Court ruling does not address prior public notification, Louisiana State Police typically warn the public of sobriety and other checkpoints through the news media.
Some Baton Rouge, Louisiana defense attorneys, however, contend the ruling opens the door for authorities to abuse such searches, disguising dragnets as "informational checkpoints" and further undermining individual privacy.
Attorney Frank Holthaus said he wonders whether the ruling might mean the next roadblock in Baton Rouge will require residents to exit their cars and submit to a vehicle search.
"I think we're allowing crime and criminals to steal our privacy from us," Holthaus said. "They take it away from a few of us when they commit the crime, and they induce the majority of us to let the government take the rest."
Mike Walsh, another Baton Rouge, Louisiana attorney, said people often don't realize how much the constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure is being eroded.
"No one is concerned about police stops or overly broad police investigations until it involves them or a loved one," he said. "But what the Supreme Court has done in this case is give police the ability to stop somebody who hasn't committed any crime at all, then if police find out they committed another crime, it gives them the ability and authority to arrest them."
Attorney John McLindon said he worries the ruling "opens the door for further seizures that become more intrusive. They'll look back on this case and say, 'It's allowed.' "
The justices predicted their own ruling likely will not lead to widespread roadblocks, however, because of limited police funding and community hostility to traffic delays.
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