Baskin NewsLocal news for Baskin, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Louisiana lawmaker wants end to speed traps- April 28, 2008 "You can't restrict the ability to do policing, and I don't want to do that. All I want to do is take away the financial incentive" Every part of Louisiana has its notorious speed-trap town. Baskin, Golden Meadow, Livonia, Georgetown and other burgs have the reputation, at least, of handing out speeding tickets purely to make money. via Sunherald.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/baskin-la/2008/04/louisiana-lawmaker-wants-end-to-speed-traps?fr... Committee Blocks Bill Aimed at Reducing Rural "Speed Traps"- April 22, 2008 A Louisiana House committee has blocked a bill aimed at cutting down on the number of "speed traps'' set up by small-town police forces. via Thenew995fm.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/baskin-la/2008/04/committee-blocks-bill-aimed-at-reducing-rural-... Speed trap ban dies in committee- April 22, 2008 "There's not a town on these lists that wasn't on there 25 years ago" Mayors and police chiefs from around the state succeeded today in killing legislation that would limit the amount of money they could make from speed traps. via Daily Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/baskin-la/2008/04/speed-trap-ban-dies-in-committee?fromrss=1 State lawmaker acts against speed traps- April 6, 2008 "If they're caught, they're caught. All we're doing is enforcing the law." Most of the testimonials on a national speed trap Web site won't be used in any of Louisiana's tourism campaigns. via Daily Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/baskin-la/2008/04/state-lawmaker-acts-against-speed-traps?fromrs... Lawmaker aims to curtail speed traps- April 4, 2008 "If you take away the revenue incentive, there will be fewer tickets written. 'They clearly do it for the money, and Louisiana is up near the top compared to other states." BATON ROUGE -- Most of the testimonials on a national speed trap Web site won't be used in any of Louisiana's tourism campaigns. via The Shreveport Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/baskin-la/2008/04/lawmaker-aims-to-curtail-speed-traps?fromrss=1 |