Lafayette council to vote on camera program
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The Lafayette City-Parish Council is set to vote Tuesday on whether to do away with the city's traffic camera enforcement program.
But even if it's kept alive, some council members are pushing for changes in the scope of the program and how it is managed.
The Advocate reports Councilmen Jared Bellard, Andy Naquin and William Theriot have proposed ending the automated enforcement program, which began in 2007 and is touted by supporters as a critical tool to improve driver behavior.
Opponents dispute some of the safety claims and argue that the enforcement program's main goal is to raise money for city-parish government.
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