Speed Camera Ban Deferred at Senate Committee

By Robert Ross

05/19/2011

Today, the state legislature deferred SB 75, which would have prohibited local municipalities from using electronic vehicle speed enforcement systems to regulate traffic laws.

TAGS: Danny Martiny, Joseph McMahon III, SB 75, Traffic Cameras

Red Light Camera Revenue has Increased 419 percent since 2008

By Robert Ross

05/04/2011

New Orleans Annual Operating Budget indicates that the city government has increased its reliance on revenue from red light and speed cameras to cover holes in the operating budget. Revenue from red light cameras, for example, has increased from $3.4 million in 2008 to an projected $18 million in 2011, an increase of 419 percent.

TAGS: Daniel Martiny, Joseph McMahon III, Traffic Cameras

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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