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Cameron Parish adopts no-wake zone and local speed-limit amendment
Summary
The Police Jury adopted a no-wake ordinance for specified loops and a motor-vehicle code amendment adding a 15 mph speed limit on a parish road after public hearings; enforcement will be by the sheriff's office and may include video evidence with willing testimony.
The Cameron Parish Police Jury adopted two local safety ordinances on July 13: a no-wake zone covering specified loops and docks and an amendment to the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Ordinance adding a 15 mph speed limit on a named parish road.
Clerk and staff read the no-wake ordinance’s geographic coordinates and enforcement provisions into the record. The ordinance sets a maximum speed of 5 miles per hour and defines wake as wake turbulence in excess of 6 inches. Enforcement will be by the Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Coast Guard or Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries may enforce within their jurisdictions. The ordinance establishes penalties (up to $500 fine and/or up to 30 days in parish jail) and requires signage and buoys.
On the motor-vehicle change, staff presented an amendment to chapter 14 establishing a 15 mph speed limit on the listed parish road (Parish Road 4111 / Brister Lane). There were no written objections for either item; the jury closed the public hearings and approved both measures by voice vote.
Jurors asked practical enforcement questions, including whether enforcement would be complaint-driven, supported by video evidence, or include targeted sheriff patrols. Staff said video evidence is acceptable where the witness is willing to testify. Both ordinances are now adopted and will be enforced by the agencies named in the ordinance language.
