DUI Defense law in Louisiana covers DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Louisiana has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to DUI defense cases, and attorneys who practice in District Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Louisiana classifies impaired driving offenses as DWI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in District Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DWI cases in Louisiana knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

When selecting a DUI defense attorney in Louisiana, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with District Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Louisiana and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to DUI defense law in Louisiana for an in-depth look at Louisiana's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Ellen Cronin Badeaux - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ellen Cronin Badeaux, LLC
 324 N. Theard St. Covington LA 70433
(985) 892-1955
Loyola University New Orleans (1992)
English, French
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Erin Nicole Abrams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Johnson Firm
 910 Ford Street Lake Charles LA 70601
(337) 433-1414
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
5th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Marcy Allen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marcy L. Allen, Lawyer at Law
 1011 N 7th St Monroe LA 71201
(318) 651-0181
Mississippi College School of Law
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Defense
Rhett Paul Spano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Rhett P. Spano, LLC
 2354 S Acadian Thruway Suite C Baton Rouge LA 70808
(225) 387-8327
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Stephen H. Shapiro - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 700 Camp Street New Orleans LA 70130
(504) 309-8442
Tulane University School of Law (1986)
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
J. Dhu Thompson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of J. Dhu Thompson, APLC
 7607 Fern Avenue, Suite 402 Shreveport LA 71105
(318) 670-8018
Southern University - Baton Rouge (1997)
Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Philip Adams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Philip B. Adams, LLC
 400 Travis St., Suite 1109 Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 230-7199
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2012)
English
Western District of Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Christopher Carbine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
CARBINE LAW FIRM LLC
 711 2nd STREET GRETNA LA 70053
(504) 233-8191
Loyola University New Orleans (2010)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Barbara Watzke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barbara Watzke Law Firm
 1925-A Corporate Square Dr www.barbarawatzke.com Slidell LA 70458
(985) 639-1791
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Douglas Daniel Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Douglas Brown Law Firm, LLC
 201 NW Railroad Ave, Ste 112 Hammond LA 70401
(985) 310-6900
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1992)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Samantha Moisant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moisant Law Office
 2332 Severn Ave Suite 100 Metairie LA 70001
(504) 317-1685
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
James Edward Sudduth III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sudduth & Associates, LLC
 1109 Pithon Street Lake Charles LA 70601
(833) 783-3884
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (2010)
English, Spanish
Texas Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Employment Law
Stephen Rue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stephen Rue & Associates
 422 Derbigny Street Gretna LA 70053
(504) 529-5000
Harvard Law School (2019)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Hugh Cameron Murray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cameron Murray & Associates
 401 Hudson Ln Monroe LA 71201
(318) 362-0057
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Nancy Bousfield - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Nancy S. Bousfield, Attorney at Law
 2116 Gause Blvd. West Slidell LA 70460
(985) 640-3479
Tulane University School of Law (1987)
Bar #19493
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Michael J. Cochran - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael J. Cochran
 206 S. Tyler Street, Suite A Covington LA 70433
(985) 900-2295
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Lieu T. Vo Clark - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 810 N. Columbia Street Suite A Covington LA 70433
(985) 238-1100
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1993)
Vietnamese
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Ernest Eugene Barrow III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ernest E. Barrow, L.L.C.
 113 E 23rd Ave Covington LA 70433
(985) 871-7374
Southern University Law Center (1995)
English
Bar #26185
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
F. Edward Mouton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 400 Travis St Suite 1102 Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 221-5213
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1993)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Wade Thomas Visconte - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
All American Law Firm of LA, LLC
 1500 North Market Street Suite A-206 Shreveport LA 71107
(318) 542-7204
English
Bar #24054575
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Albert R. Jordan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Healy & Jordan, PLLC
 1615 Poydras St. Suite 1050 New Orleans LA 70112
(504) 524-3223
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2005)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Peter Flowers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Flowers & Long LLP
 101 Milam Street, Suite 100 Shreveport LA 71101
(318) 424-1111
Loyola University New Orleans (1983)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Craig Mordock - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mordock Legal
 5500 Prytania Street, Box 635 New Orleans LA 70118
(504) 304-2335
Tulane University School of Law (2000)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Carl Barkemeyer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barkemeyer Law Office
 814 W. 21st Avenue Covington LA 70433
(225) 964-6720
Loyola University New Orleans (2002)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Martin Regan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Regan Law PLC
 2125 St Charles Ave New Orleans LA 70130
(504) 522-7260
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1973)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Leo Joseph Palazzo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Palazzo Law Office
 732 Behrman Hwy. Suite F Gretna LA 70056
(504) 433-1442
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Insurance Claims
Jennifer M. Bonneau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bonneau Law Office, LLC
 118 West Harrison Avenue Suite 301 New Orleans LA 70124
(504) 488-0678
Southern University Law Center (2000)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Marie Rudd Hidalgo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marie Rudd Hidalgo Law Firm
 516 W 21st Avenue Covington LA 70433
(866) 951-8210
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (1993)
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Estate Planning
James Scott Ruel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 210 Highway 21 Madisonville LA 70447
(985) 845-7031
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (1996)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Brad Cranmer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mansfield, Melancon, Cranmer & Dick
 2133 Silverside Dr. Ste. B Baton Rouge LA 70808
(225) 612-0800
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2012)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law DUI & DWI Family Law
Dylan C. Utley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DiGiulio Utley, LLC
 530 Powder St #3 New Orleans LA 70114
(504) 524-4080
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2001)
English
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle & Western Districts of Louisiana Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Carole Gordon Gillio - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gillio Law Office, APLC
 636 Gause Blvd Ste 202 Slidell LA 70458
(985) 643-4020
Wake Forest University School of Law (1986)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Divorce DUI & DWI Family Law
Joseph A. Interiano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Interiano Law Office
 4902 Canal Street Suite 201 New Orleans LA 70119
(504) 269-3690
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2011)
English, Spanish
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Paul Joseph Carmouche - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carmouche, Bokenfohr, Buckle & Day
 920 Pierremont Road Suite 412 Shreveport LA 71106
(318) 629-0014
Loyola University New Orleans (1966)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
William Goode - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 812 Johnston St Lafayette LA 70501
(337) 234-0600
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1971)
Texas Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
Daryl Gold - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gold Law Office
 PO BOX 53195 Shreveport LA 71135
(318) 424-1111
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge (1962)
English
Louisiana Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Kathryn Jakuback Burke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Longman Jakuback APLC
 830 Main Street Baton Rouge LA 70802
(225) 383-3644
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2014)
English
Louisiana Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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