Gretna Traffic Enforcement

They got me. Twice. In a row. This isn't the first time I've been caught by them, but this time it was evidently one of those mobile drone things that they hide on the side of a rode that doesn't normally have a speed trap and leave it for a couple days while they profit and then move it along to another place.

So here's my question. Can they really get you for speeding at the exact same spot multiple times without any notification in between? If a cop pulls you over and writes you a ticket (or in many cases, just lets you off with a warning), you're not going to do the exact same thing the very next day. But in my case I get notifications in the mail from offenses that literally happened within 24 hours of each other, but both notifications came several days after the fact. They want $210 for each, totally $420.


Is there any way I can get this reduced so that I only have to pay one fine? All philosophical issues about unmanned traffic enforcement aside (which I do hold strongly is a generally bad thing), this is a particularly sinister trick. It's one thing to trap people who aren't expecting it and don't find out until days later, but it's another thing to do it multiple times before they find out about it and then multiply the fines for each offense. Seriously?

Any advice on how to fight this/appeal it would be appreciated. If I appear in court, will I run the risk of having this show up on my record if I lose? I think if I were to just pay it right now, the upside would be that this doesn't go on my record...I don't think...