Lafayette, LA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)

00 on the registered owner of a vehicle that a photographic traffic signal enforcement system captures proceeding into an intersection on a steady red signal. 00 if the stop-then-turn requirement isn't followed. 5x late fee if not paid within 40 calendar days of the mailed notice under § 86-178(d). Enforcement runs through the police department, which can contract with a vendor, under § 86-179; recipients get a notice describing the violation, a recorded image, the fine amount and payment deadline, and the right to an administrative adjudication hearing under § 86-180, with eleven listed affirmative defenses including malfunctioning signals, emergency-vehicle yielding, funeral processions, and stolen plates.

A companion program under division 2, §§ 86-184 through 86-190, uses photographic vehicle speed enforcement systems at intersections or fixed roadway segments. 00. Speed cameras are deployed at the director's discretion, prioritized for school zones or in response to citizen requests for location-specific enforcement, per § 86-185(c). All penalties collected under both programs are deposited into a dedicated traffic safety fund under § 86-183, spent first on system costs and then on traffic-safety programs, intersection improvements, driver education and dedicated traffic police.