LOUISIANA – A new bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate is taking aim at the controversial use of traffic cameras for issuing citations.
Senate Bill No. 99, authored by Louisiana Senator Stewart Cathey, seeks to classify certain uses of traffic enforcement cameras as potential malfeasance in office.
The proposed legislation addresses growing concerns that traffic cameras are being used not primarily for public safety, but as revenue-generating tools.
Under SB99, government officials or entities found to be abusing their authority by employing traffic cameras improperly could face criminal penalties under the state’s malfeasance in office statutes.
While automated traffic enforcement has been a source of debate across Louisiana, this bill marks a significant legislative push to hold public officials accountable for how these devices are deployed.
Senator Cathey emphasized that the bill is designed to promote transparency and ensure that traffic enforcement serves the public interest, not financial gain.
If passed, SB99 could significantly impact the way local governments use automated systems for traffic enforcement and bring new scrutiny to existing traffic camera programs across the state.
