Gas prices in Louisiana have been rising over the last month. The American Automobile Association says the current statewide average is $2.59 for a gallon of regular gasoline — 17 cents more than this time last month. But AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman last year at this time we were paying around $3.42 a gallon:
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He expects prices to come down by the end of next month.

All the rain we’ve seen in southwest Louisiana is making it difficult on farmers who are trying to grow rice and soybeans. LSU AgCenter extension agent Barrett Courville says there were only two brief periods of dry weather that allowed for planting this spring…:
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Kenner Police arrested a New Orleans couple after they allegedly left their disabled 24-year-old daughter alone in a van while they gambled at a casino. Lt. Brian McGregor says 71-year-old William Jackson and 62-year-old Paula Jackson are each charged with cruelty to the infirm. McGregor says officers responded to a call from a concerned citizen…:
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McGregor says the woman was left in the van for approximately four hours.

The LSU baseball team avoided elimination in the College World Series by beating Cal State Fullerton 5-3 Tuesday. The Tigers fell behind 3-0, but LSU finally got the bats going in the third inning as they scored four runs. The Tigers play again tomorrow night against TCU.