Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Friday the deactivation of 20 red light traffic cameras located outside of school zones.
As of Jan. 1, 20 of the 31 cameras not in school zones have been turned off and will no longer ticket drivers. All the cameras remaining in the schools zones have been adjusted to only issue tickets during the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on days when schools are in session.
The city says that Cantrell’s budget plan for 2019 called for eliminating the majority of non-school zone cameras and limiting the school zone cameras to operate only during school zone hours.
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Some of the cameras that have been turned off are at intersections where other cameras may remain operational, the city says. Drivers traveling in the direction of the operational camera will be ticketed and signage will remain posted around the intersection.
The city says it will continue to look at relocating deactivated cameras and anticipates converting some of the cameras to active school zone cameras in the future. Mobile cameras will still operate as normal.
Cameras turned off as of Jan. 1
A list of the cameras that have been turned off are below:
- St. Charles Ave. and Louisiana Ave., eastbound
- North Rampart St. and Esplanade Ave., southbound
- Annunciation and 2nd St., westbound
- St. Charles Ave. and Louisiana Ave., westbound
- Florida Blvd. and Rosemary Pl., eastbound
- Toledano St. and Galvez St., northbound
- City Park Ave. and Canal St., westbound
- St. Charles Ave. and Melpomene St., northbound
- Wisner Blvd. and Harrison Ave., southbound
- Poydras St. and Magazine St., westbound
- Toledano St. and Galvez St., southbound
- South Carrollton Ave. and Palmetto St., southbound
- St. Charles Ave. and Washington Ave., eastbound
- Henry Clay Ave. and Coliseum St., southbound
- St. Charles Ave. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, southbound
- Chartres St. and Gallier St., westbound
- South Carrollton Ave. and Earhart Blvd., northbound
- Harrison Ave. and Marconi Dr., westbound
- Wisner Blvd. and Harrison Ave., northbound
- Chartres St. and Gallier St., eastbound
Cameras Still Operational
A list of the cameras that are still operational are below:
- Poydras St. and St. Charles Ave., eastbound
- Poydras St. and Carondelet St., westbound
- Earhart Blvd. and S. Carrollton Ave., westbound
- S. Carrollton Ave. and Banks St., northbound
- S. Carrollton Ave. and Earhart Blvd., southbound
- Poydras St. and Loyola Ave., eastbound
- Henry Clay Ave. and Coliseum St., northbound
- Earhart Blvd. and S. Carrollton Ave., eastbound
- Canal St. and S. Carrollton Ave., eastbound
- N. Carrollton Ave. and Canal St., southbound