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Causeway Air Patrols Should Start This Week
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:02 pm
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Air patrols over the Causeway Bridge will begin this week.
The Louisiana State Police will have airplanes patrolling the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway within the next couple of weeks.
A Louisiana State Police spokesperson said crews have finished installing signs and markings notifying drivers of the new enforcement measure, which was necessary to complete before air patrols began.
While it was unclear when exactly the air enforcement would begin, the LSP said it would be immediately. Currently, the LSP is coordinating with the Causeway Police Department to set up patrols with the pilots.
I saw the signs when I went across today.
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Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:03 pm to nolanola
Y
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:04 pm to nolanola
Is this to catch speeders?
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:05 pm to nolanola
So the choppers radio the cars on the ground?
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:05 pm to nolanola
Gingers are getting shot, and we are worried about speeding?
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:06 pm to upgrayedd
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Is this to catch speeders?
Yes.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:06 pm to upgrayedd
Of all the issues facing Louisiana and the budget problems they use money to fund planes to patrol causeway bridge 
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:06 pm to nolanola
Has NO not done this in the past? Jesus they are behind.
This post was edited on 1/28/15 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:07 pm to CaptainPanic
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Has NO not done this in the past? Jesus their behind.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:07 pm to nolanola
Seems like a exercise in diminishing returns.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:08 pm to CaptainPanic
Solid edit
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:09 pm to nolanola
Hopefully this stops them from air patrolling the basin bridge. 
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:16 pm to nolanola
Annoying. Yeah, since all the crime is cleared up in the city, let's worry about someone doing 7 miles over the limit.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:18 pm to SEClint
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Yeah, since all the crime is cleared up in the city, let's worry about someone doing 7 miles over the limit.
To be fair, LSP doesn't have much to do with the city and its crime rate.
This post was edited on 1/29/15 at 6:31 am
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:24 pm to brass2mouth
They should get involved a little more.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:25 pm to nolanola
It seems like the Causeway has an abundance of patrol vehicles and overfed collectors to drive them.
Why not just trim doughnut breaks to 3x per hour and issue more tickets?
Why not just trim doughnut breaks to 3x per hour and issue more tickets?
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:52 pm to nolanola
Damn you guys are quick 
Posted on 1/28/15 at 10:58 pm to VetteGuy
Biggest waste of tax $ ever. What ever fricking idiot signed off on this should be fired and made to repay his/her salary. You are talking a couple grand easy just to put the bird in that air and thats being generous.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 11:09 pm to GREENHEAD22
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Biggest waste of tax $ ever. What ever fricking idiot signed off on this should be fired and made to repay his/her salary. You are talking a couple grand easy just to put the bird in that air and thats being generous.
probably done for public safety and not a revenue stream.
After the first few times it will act as a deterrent. Something needs to be done to cut down on the accidents and this is probably the cheapest option.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 11:10 pm to fightin tigers
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probably done for public safety and not a revenue stream.
I assume they'll fly it on random days at random times. That way people don't know which days it is there and which days it isn't.
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