Police Jury lacks authority to regulate state highways

At the special Police Jury meeting of May 13, 2024, District Attorney Brad Burget expressed the opinion that the police Jury lacked the statutory authority to fund a professional ambulance station by collecting traffic fines for speeding on state highways.The idea in view was to deploy radar and cameras on our main roads, such as LA 8, LA 124, US 84, or US 425 to nab scofflaws by photographing…

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