re: I-10 Speed Trap

Welcome to the club baw. They gladly accepted my $300 donation in their fricking "safety corridor."

I mean the DA's name in that area is "Bofill" so coordinating a speed trap racket with local police is probably all he is good for. Need to send a donation to his and the sheriff's opponents in upcoming elections if you want that shite to stop.

quote:

---

Despite being funded by Gaming $$$, LSP is still on I-10(Troop A and B) between Siegen Lane and 310 every morning, collecting money from the actual working class MFers on the way to/from work

---

Or you could just quit speeding.

Drove all across Ireland for a week while on vacation about 6 years ago and didn’t see a single police car the whole time.

Wouldn’t that be nice - 0 speed traps nation wide.

In defense of any sheriff, his office’s take on traffic tickets is about $5 or $10 bucks. Everyone in the courthouse and several other agencies get a slice. Clerk, parish government, crime labs, etc.

LACE is another animal. DA gets the bulk and troopers do well.

Game wardens, probation/parole, prison guards get shaft while troopers make bank. Glorified ticket writers who might work a wreck if deputies do much of the work.

quote:

---

They gotta collect and serve

---

They should just call it a speed tax.

They should be allowed to offer you to pay the ticket for a discounted rate at the traffic stop with a credit/debit card and forgo any court action or impact on your insurance.

quote:

---

Isn't there a law now that locals can't write a ticket for less than 10 MPH on the interstate? Only Troopers? I think that's a thing.

---

They can still write the ticket but it’s something with the fines/court.

I believe they can’t put it in their mayor’s court and the fine instead goes to the general fund.

ETA: what YOURADHERE said.

Follow the speed limit and you don't have shite to worry about

quote:

---

So, this morning I began my usual commute to B.R. on 1-10. I could not help but notice that St. Martin Sheriff, Becket Breaux, Henderson, LA mayor, Sue Dupuis, and Henderson police chief, Jared Johnson have begun a traveler "shakedown" by having 5 "officers" (really tax collectors) in a 5 mile stretch, pulling over travelers in a overt money grabbing scheme, disguised as a "safety" initiative. These people are totally out of control. Travel to any other state and you will not see anywhere close to the amount of police shaking down travelers. Everyone should boycott all businesses in St. Martin parish since they have decided to generate revenue by police harassment. Sorry for the rant but Louisiana sucks in so many other ways, why do we have to be know as the speed trap state. Peace

---

First off, of the three elected officials you named only 1 is correct so I doubt that if you can't get that right after so obviously researching data for a thorough post to call out these individuals, you're probably pretty dense and have a hard time understanding the speed limit and how to keep at or under it with your car speed.

Secondly, if you traveled the basin bridge often and have seen some of the things that others who do see, you would have no problem with law enforcement pulling speeders over on that dangerous stretch of interstate.

Thirdly, if you or any other posters are commercial truck drivers who continue to drive in the left lane on the basin bridge frick you.

quote:

---

Yes, this is what basically ended the I49 speed trap in Washington. They can write a ticket but if it's less than 10mph over the limit all the money goes direct from to the state. They can keep the money if it's 10+ over.

Washington was writing tickets for like 73 in a 70.

---

Like he said, it has to be at least 10 over for them to keep the money. It just means they write the tickets for at least 10 over. If it's less than 15 over, the St Martin prosecutor will do a diversion. So Henderson at least writes the tickets for 15 over so they'll keep the money. I got pulled over doing 8 over and they wrote it for 15 over.