Westwego, Louisiana Speed Traps
Fourth Street
White Ford Escape on Fourth Street near Central Ave. Automated laser will clock you if speeding. This one can catch you going in either direction.
River Road Where it Meets Hwy. 18 by Southern Scrap Recycling
Cops sit in a rock parking lot to where you can’t see them coming from Bridge City heading to Westwego. The speed limit drops from 40 at Nine Mile Point Rd. to 35 in Westwego and they will stop you if you’re doing 41 mph.
Lapalco Blvd & East Dr
There is a photo speed detector in this block of Lapalco Blvd.
River Rd & Klein St
Beware of a white Ford Escape that is parked on the levee side of River Road. Unlike the Ford Escape in the City of Gretna this vehicle has the ability to catch you in either direction. The speed limit is 35mph. You get a ticket in the mail for going 5mph over the speed limit.
Klein Street near Railroad Crossing
Between 4th Street and River Road…police hide behind tall grass just after the railroad tracks and ticket drivers for going over the posted 20 mph speed limit.