A state representative from Opelousas ensured that his town would be exempt from a law banning the operation of speed cameras outside of school zones and red lights.
The bill, , would ban the use of automated speed enforcement cameras outside of clearly marked school zones and at red lights. Officials who don't implement the law could be charged with malfeasance in office.
But Rep. Dustin Miller (D-40), added narrowly tailored so that his town of Opelousas wouldn't fall under the law, which is making it way to governor's desk.
The provision would not apply to municipalities with a population less than 16,000 but more than 15,000 within a parish less than 90,000. Opelousas sits at 15,176 in a parish of 80,869, according to U.S. Census data.
Opelousas is the only town in h that fits the terms of the amendment. The town of Thibodaux would also be exempt if Lafourche Parish were a tad bit smaller.
Millers amendment passed in a with the final version of the bill . The vote passed the
Bill author Senator Stewart Cathey, Jr., Miller, and Opelousas Chief of Police Graig LeBlanc were not immediately available for comment.
Miller that speed cameras allow his city's police department to fight violent crime.