If you have been seeing more New Orleans Police officers pulling drivers over, you might not be imagining it -- but don't think it's because they city is in a financial jam.
New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick says she will have no part of setting up speed traps.
It is actually illegal to direct officers to write tickets for generation of income. That's taxation without representation, and it is not going to happen under Anne Kirkpatrick," the chief said. "The police department will not be directed to make traffic stops to write tickets in order for income revenue."
However, she said officers are doing increased traffic enforcement. Kirkpatrick says some communities have asked for stepped-up traffic enforcement, and she's obliged them.
"But I do not want anyone to assign a meaning that with this increase in traffic enforcement that it's due to income of revenue generation by the city," she said. "I think that's very important that I at least get that on the record for the community."