Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-South Louisiana) signed an amicus brief filed by Greg Abbott, the former Attorney General of Texas, and 23 other states including Louisiana, contesting the President’s Executive Order on immigration.
While council members could have voted on the ordinance tonight, they chose to defer on a decision pending the outcome of a proposed amendment to the RedFlex contract which would ask the red light program company to pay for 40 percent of collections fees in exchange for 40 percent of base fines and late fees.