Camera speed enforcement on Louisiana private streets is now effectively barred
Camera speed enforcement on Louisiana private streets is now effectively barred
2026-09-10 · Louisiana · Legislation
What happened. A gated Louisiana community that wanted to contract for camera enforcement on roads it owns has effectively lost that option. Act 107 of the 2025 Regular Session amended both of Louisiana's automated-speed-enforcement statutes, and the amended text closes the route from three directions at once.
Where the devices may be used
“A.(1) Local municipal authorities or local parish authorities shall not install or utilize automated speed enforcement devices to regulate traffic on interstate roadways within their corporate or territorial limits. No equipment not on a state right-of-way or local authority right-of-way is authorized to utilize electronic speed enforcement devices.”
“(3) Automated speed enforcement devices and mobile speed cameras shall not be used anywhere other than school zones lawfully posted in accordance with R.S. 32:47.”
The second sentence of paragraph (A)(1) is the one that reaches an association directly. Equipment that is not on a public right-of-way — which is what a privately owned subdivision street is — is not authorised to use electronic speed enforcement devices.1
Who may operate them
“(1) The device or camera is being operated by a trained member of law or traffic enforcement that are sworn or P.O.S.T.-certified. Deputized agents, contractors, subcontractors of an agency, office, local municipality, local authority, or any political subdivision of this state are strictly prohibited from operating handheld or manned devices for the purpose of issuing a citation violation by mail.”
The vendor model — a private company operating the equipment and processing the mailed notices — is what this sentence removes. Even a parish that wanted to help could not delegate operation to a contractor.2
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