(The Center Square) — Shreveport residents can expect additional speed cameras in non-school zone areas after a recent vote passed in the city council during Wednesday’s meeting.
Blue Line Solutions speed cameras came to the city in 2022 monitoring school zones, and last month, Caddo Parish adopted to use the same company for its traffic camera project. Some residents brought their concerns to the council. Some were for, and some were against the proposed resolution.
“How much information do each of you all in your districts possess that will accommodate or even support bringing additional cameras into the city?” longtime resident John Glover asked.
James Carstensen, who couldn’t attend the meeting, said to the council in a statement that he is also in strong opposition to the speed enforcement cameras.
“We the citizens who are legal drivers who decide to violate the law, we have to deal with the extent or the consequences of our violation, but we don’t want to become a revenue stream for the city,” Glover reiterated.
However, Resident Sammy Mears had a different outlook on resolution 35.
“I think it’s a good idea if Mayor Arceneaux was able to execute an amendment to the agreement with the Blue Line Solutions Zones LLC and also automated speed enforcement cameras in the on-school zones to extend the agreement terms. If you vote yes on this today, it would really be appreciated,” said Mears.
The council voted on Resolution 35 which authorized Mayor Tom Arceneaux to not only amend the agreement with Blue Line Solutions by adding more speed cameras in the non-school zone areas but also authorized the extension of the agreement.
The resolution passed with four in favor and three against. Council members Tabatha Taylor, Alan Jackson, James Green and Ursula Bowman voted for the resolution, while Grayson Boucher, Gary Brooks and Jim Taliaferro voted against it.
Possible locations for additional cameras not in school zones include Pines Road, Fant Parkway, Russell Road, Mayfair Drive, and others. A recent survey showed nearly 54,300 speeders on the streets being considered for cameras.
According to the city of Shreveport report, they expect people to slow down if they know they’re being monitored by speed devices.
