Drivers in New Orleans best start watching their speed when traveling through school zones again.
The school zone speed cameras are back in action today. More than 50 of the cameras will be focusing on speeders near schools.
"And the hours of operation will be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and then again when school gets out, from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. That's Monday through Friday," says New Orleans Chief Administrative Officer, Gilbert Montano.
As posted, the speed limit near schools is 20 miles per hour.
"You're breaking the law if you're going over 20 miles and hour," says Montano. "That's the law. That's what's articulated. The actual ticket will come into effect if you exceed 24 miles an hour."
He says any vehicle traveling at 24 mph in a school zone will trigger the cameras to generate a speeding ticket.
"People should obey the 20 miles and hour threshold," Montano says. "That's the law. But, 24 miles an hour is where the speed will be triggered."
The cameras will only be operational during school hours. They'll be turned off during summer break and holidays.
"Tickets are not issued if the school is not in session. So, just make sure you verify that the school was not in session if, in fact, a ticket does come."
The city is adding four new cameras this year to cover the streets near Lake Forest Charter, Einstein Charter, KIPP Morial and Fannie C. Williams Charter schools.
That's in addition to mobile cameras that are deployed in school zones and about a dozen fixed cameras across the city covering streets and intersections outside of school zones.
While the school zone cameras are turned off during the summer break, the other devices operate year-round.
There are still 20 cameras outside the school zones that are fully operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.