Shreveport’s Speed Cameras Bring In Big Bucks For Community

Shreveport started the speed zone camera program in school zones in September of 2022 when Adrian Perkins was Mayor. Lots of folks want to know where the money goes. We did a little digging and found out. The city partnered with Blue Line Solutions to install cameras in select school zones. The company provided the cameras and handles the issuing of the tickets.

KEEL News has collected the data through the end of 2024 and have found that Shreveport has collected more than $5.5 million dollars in this program. Cameras are installed in 32 school zones in Shreveport.

Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux has been a supporter of the program and says the city will follow the new law which just passed during the spring legislative session.

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What Months Had the Highest Dollars Collected?

2023
March - $346,000
May - $333,000
February - $281,000
April -  $280,000

2024
May - $259,000
October - $230,000
April - $217,000
January - $208,000

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The numbers for 2022 were much lower because the city did have grace periods and many of the tickets where dismissed as some of the hiccups with the program were ironed out. We are told the numbers for 2025 are falling as more people know about the cameras.

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Where Does the Money Go?

The largest share of the money is used for public safety.

But here are the four categories that get a piece of the pie:

Community Development Financial Empowerment - $530,000
Community Development Early Start Initiative - $1,083,000
Streets -  $1.6 million
Public Safety - $2.1 million

Shreveport has spent the public safety money on new cameras and new equipment for the department's crime fighting efforts. The education dollars are being used to help get more children into early childhood education programs and teach young people how to management money. The dollars spent on streets are divided among all the neighborhoods in the city.