The price at the pump continues to decline. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.34 in Louisiana today, down nine cents since last week, putting prices just two cents higher than a year ago. Gas Buddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan says some gas stations in the state are selling gas below $2 per gallon.
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DeHaan says the decline could be contributed to a decrease in oil prices.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has announced the Gross Domestic Product grew in Louisiana for the second quarter of 2018, making it the 12th fastest economic growth in the nation, and third among the 12 states of the southeastern region. LSU economist Loren Scott says the state’s percentage rate of growth just barely outpaces the national average.
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US Representative Steve Scalise of Jefferson Parish has been elected as House Minority Whip in the next Congress. There was speculation Scalise might push for Minority Leader, but UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says that move could have tanked his popularity in the caucus…
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A leadership vote for Speaker has not been held yet by the Democrats.

Today is the Great American Smokeout a day set aside for smokers to take this opportunity to quit smoking. Loisaina’s Smoking Cessation Trust has enrolled 97-thousand residents in its program since it was created in 2012. Spokesperson Jim Pittman…
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The smoking cessation program was created as part of the court settlement against big tobacco. Those who started smoking before September 1, 1988 can benefit from the cessation services.