Lafayette Parish, LA Mobility & Curb Rules: Red-Light Cameras (2026)
Key Facts
- Red-light fine
- $125 ($25 turn-on-red)
- Speed camera fine range
- $25 to $300
- Enforcing agency
- Lafayette Police Department
- Contest deadline
- 40 days from mailing
- Authority
- Ordinance No. O-149-2012
Summary
Lafayette City-Parish runs camera enforcement at red lights and in school-zone speed corridors, billing vehicle owners civil fines by mail instead of issuing criminal citations.
(b)Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) below, the owner of a vehicle is responsible for a civil violation penalty of $125.00 if the vehicle proceeds into an intersection at a system location when the traffic control signal for that vehicle's direction of travel is emitting a steady red signal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65).
Full Breakdown
The Lafayette Police Department runs photographic traffic-signal cameras (Sec. 86-177 through 86-183) and photographic speed cameras (Sec. 86-184 through 86-190), both created by Ordinance No. O-149-2012. Running a red light draws a $125 civil fine, or $25 for failing to yield on a right-turn-on-red. Camera-recorded speeding runs $25 to $300, with school-zone speeders in the top band fined $300. Owners get a mailed notice, can contest within 40 days before a hearing officer, and unpaid fines grow 1.5x after 40 days. Collected money funds a dedicated traffic safety fund, not general revenue.
Violations & Fines
Civil fine, not a criminal conviction: $125 for running the red light, $25 for an unlawful right-turn-on-red, and $25 to $300 for camera-recorded speeding depending on how far over the limit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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