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re: Fenton, LA Speed Trap, Making Piles of $, Good Read on What's Wrong With LA
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:33 pm to FreeState
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:33 pm to FreeState
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This tiny village collected about as much through fines and forfeitures as Shreveport, the state’s third-largest city
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The average municipality in the U.S. gets 1.7% of its revenue from fines and forfeitures, according to the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank that promotes equity. In Fenton, it’s 92.5%.
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Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:35 pm to SPEEDY
Would like to see the numbers on St. Gabriel. They have to be up there, those police sit on Hwy 30 preying on people.
ETA: Pretty sure they also run a mayor’s court
ETA: Pretty sure they also run a mayor’s court
This post was edited on 11/16/23 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:35 pm to SPEEDY
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In Fenton, it’s 92.5%.
I thought it was illegal for it to be more than 15% or something
Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:47 pm to SPEEDY
Posted on 11/17/23 at 8:01 am to SPEEDY
In Fenton, it’s 92.5%.
The other 7.5 goes in the mayor's pocket
The other 7.5 goes in the mayor's pocket
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