The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is hovering just above $2.00 a gallon and that leaves many wondering just how low will it go? American Automobile Association spokesperson Don Redman says the US Department of Energy forecasts the national average to hit $2 a gallon by December…

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Redman says you’d have to go back to early 2009 to find gas prices below $1.80.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler feels voter apathy may partially explain why 46% of candidates who qualified for the October 24th primary will run unopposed. He thinks if more people were involved in the process and went out to vote, especially young people, there wouldn’t be such a waning interest in qualifying…

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Schedler says the cost of running a successful campaign could be another reason potential challengers are turned off.

A field hearing of the The US House Natural Resources Committee will be held in New Orleans today discussing how current federal policies impact oil and natural gas development in the Gulf, including the ban on U.S. oil exports. Utah Congressman Rob Bishop says by not allowing exports, the development of the oil and gas industry is significantly harmed…

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Senators Bill Cassidy and David Vitter are scheduled to attend the meeting, along with Congressman Garret Graves.

People who drink diet sodas tend to eat unhealthier, higher calorie food, according to a University of Illinois study. Dr. Anne Gilmore of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center says diet soda drinkers often think they are cutting calories in one place, so it’s okay to splurge on another even though that’s not the case…

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She says these results aren’t surprising.