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The initial community response to the cameras was not positive after many residents claimed they were being wrongfully ticketed.
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) -- After multiple complaints from New Iberia residents about the speeding cameras in school zones throughout the city, people expected their problems to be taken care of. According to Tyler Galentine and other residents in New Iberia, they are still experiencing problems and want something to be done about it.
"At the beginning, I was not against the cameras," Galentine said. "As of this point, yeah, the cameras are not they're not good because there's no one actually checking the systems."
The cameras were originally installed in October of 2023. The initial community response to the cameras was not positive after many residents claimed they were being wrongfully ticketed. Because of this, police and the company in charge of the cameras, Blueline, gave residents a warning period up to Jan. 8, for the ticketing system to officially go into full effect. Residents like Galentine are now saying they are still experiencing the same issues bringing up the inconsistencies with the speed displayers in front of the speed cameras.
"It is not showing the correct speed that you're going to be going about by the time that you hit the actual sensor," Galentine said. "If it's not showing the correct speed, then what are we supposed to be doing?"
News 10 spoke with New Iberia Police Chief Todd D'Albor about the issues people are having with the cameras. He said the speed displayers are not a part of the Blueline system. They are a warning to tell drivers to slow down if they are speeding ahead of time.
D'Albor said the systems are checked monthly by officers, and the radars are certifiably calibrated and will be every year. On top of that, the chief said data shows the system has fixed the issue of speeding in school zones by 65% and has tremendously decreased the number of infractions per day.