Bordering on fraud

Four lane divided street with a 25 mph speed limit may seem a minor inconvenience for some, for others it's a revenue opportunity.

The largest number of citations in New Orleans -- a whopping 38,805 so far this year -- were issued to cars at Henry Clay Avenue and Coliseum Street. That intersection has become notorious with motorists, and no wonder since most streets of its size have a 30-mph speed limit, not a 25-mph limit.

Jackson Avenue at Chestnut Street, which has the second highest number of citations at 24,818, also has a 25 mph speed limit, although the speed limit on most large divided streets is 35 mph.