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re: The Advocate: Speeding fines is a lot of small Louisiana towns' bread and butter

Posted on 3/9/19 at 9:51 pm to
Posted by CajunBandit
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2010
2952 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 9:51 pm to
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Shocked Golden Meadow isn't on that graph



and krotz springs
Here to say these two things.
Posted by lsuguy84
Madisonville
Member since Feb 2009
26356 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 9:51 pm to
Golden Meadow is a speed trap from hell.
Posted by Traveler
I'm not late-I'm early for tomorrow
Member since Sep 2003
26159 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 9:51 pm to
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They pull over motorists driving more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit.


cough, cough...bullshite
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
35104 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 9:52 pm to
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Shocked Golden Meadow isn't on that graph


My sentiments exactly. And definitely dont speed on Hwy. 15 up there in Franklin and Richland Parishes. I know I know..."where?"
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
24108 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 9:55 pm to
All fantastic places never to stop for gas or food, and if you litter, litter in those places. Tho I don't like littering.
Posted by Deuces
The bottom
Member since Nov 2011
16345 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 9:57 pm to
Just drove through Georgetown this week. ALWAYS make sure I go 5 under.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40587 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:00 pm to
I read the article maybe over a decade ago. Might have been Indiana/Illinois/Iowa. Something around there.

The town's budget plummeted like 80%. They were building new city hall, courts, rec centers, all kinds of stuff. Wonder what happened to it. I'll never be able to find that article.
Posted by davyjones
NELA
Member since Feb 2019
35104 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:00 pm to
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Some states curtailed this by passing a law that capped the percentage of a municipality's revenue that could be from fines like this.

It was pretty awesome when some town that was building a bunch of new shite got totally screwed since it had a bunch of loans already taken out.


LA passed same, but it's quirky from what I recall. I believe the new law provided that if a small town like most of those on the graphic have speed zones < 50 mph then only a certain percentage of annual revenue can come from tickets. So most of em bumped it up to 50 of course. Seems assinine but perhaps there was a touch more to it but dont think so.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
20861 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:00 pm to
If a citizen who was robbed by one of these shitholes were to crack and resort to terrorism to seek revenge, I wouldn’t convict him if I was on the jury.
Posted by lsucoonass
shreveport and east texas
Member since Nov 2003
69707 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:02 pm to
Lol. No

It’s not bad
Posted by LSUTigersVCURams
Member since Jul 2014
21940 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:03 pm to
Fenton is got damn terrible.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
40587 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:04 pm to
This town's MO was something like this. It was on the interstate which had a limit at something like 70mph.

The town set the offramp speed to 30mph and just squatted.
This post was edited on 3/9/19 at 10:05 pm
Posted by Mr Clean
Power I-Formation
Member since Aug 2006
53133 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:07 pm to
I’ve been nabbed in four of those locales.
Posted by OKTGR580
Baton Rouge to Houston, TX
Member since Apr 2018
6318 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:30 pm to
Such a damn crooked culture. its all they know. Doing the right thing just isn’t gonna happen with them.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138138 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:42 pm to
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Baskin
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104360 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:45 pm to
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washington


Cruising down I49 in a line of cars. game. Everybody going the same speed. Here comes
Washington PD and unerringly singles out the one car with out of state plates. Colorado baw's Louisiana vacation just got more expensive.
Posted by OKTGR580
Baton Rouge to Houston, TX
Member since Apr 2018
6318 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 10:56 pm to
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Colorado baw's Louisiana vacation just got more expensive.


What type of Colorado person vacations in Louisiana? Anyone that does that deserves a damn ticket.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
38334 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 11:09 pm to
I’m sorry I just don’t see how people are stupid enough to get caught in Georgetown. You can see the cats there plain as day as you drive up and if you pass through once you know where to expect them
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60589 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 11:11 pm to
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Some states curtailed this by passing a law that capped the percentage of a municipality's revenue that could be from fines like this


I think Louisiana used to have a law like this...then it inexplicably disappeared.
Posted by msutiger
Houston
Member since Jul 2008
71433 posts
Posted on 3/9/19 at 11:24 pm to
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