Efforts to Unplug Louisiana’s Speed Trap Cameras Create Small-Town Discontent

Efforts to unplug Louisiana’s speed trap cameras create small-town discontent

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Louisiana lawmakers consider banning speed cameras outside school zones. House amendment exempts Opelousas, sparking criticism. Debate highlights tension over local control vs. state oversight. Some towns defend cameras as essential for traffic safety. It looked for a moment that automated speed enforcement cameras in Louisiana might go the way of the Oldsmobile. But what was once an all-out ban on the devices now has an exc…

Efforts to unplug Louisiana’s speed trap cameras create small-town discontent • Louisiana Illuminator

Getty ImagesIt looked for a moment that automated speed enforcement cameras in Louisiana might go the way of the Oldsmobile. But what was once an all-out ban on the devices now has an exception that threatens to force the proposal down a dead end. For the past two years, state lawmakers have tried to drastically scale back the use of technology that captures lead-footed drivers and red-light runners in the act and sends them tickets in the mail.…

New LA Law: What Shreveport Must Do for School Zone Cameras

Shreveport keeps school zone speed cameras! New law adds road markings and stops debt collection for tickets, effective August 1, 2025. Safety's still the goal. Continue reading…