The word out of Louisiana is that Jefferson Parish (a parish down there is roughly the same as a county anywhere else) is looking to get rid of its red-light cameras because they're so tainted they practically steam.  Check THIS out, from nola.com: Redflex Traffic Systems of Phoenix, Ariz., arranged to pay Bryan Wagner, a former ...

And if you liked that last article, then chances are you're feeling a lot like the folks in an article I read in the Washington Post about speed camera ticket recipients who are feeling just a little put upon with these tickets. For instance, did you know that contesting an automated traffic ticket in Montgomery County, ...

So in perhaps the ultimate proof that municipalities put in red light cameras for fast cash as opposed to any sense of "protecting the citizens", Jefferson Parish is looking at a huge slug of cash as a result of its installation of the cameras.  But they've got just two hurdles to cross before they can ...