We’re starting to see yet another drop in the price of gas. The statewide average is at $2.22 according to the American Automobile Association down three cents from last Monday. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says a forecast from the US Department of Energy indicates that the national averge won’t get above $2.50 a gallon for the entire year…:
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Redman attributes the falling price at the pump on a very healthy supply.

Former New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper, who pleaded guilty last week to sexual assault charges in three states including Louisiana, will reportedly get 8 years in jail in Nevada. This is called a “global” plea deal to resolve the charges, including federal charges, and all sentences will run concurrently according to legal experts so the 39-year-old will only serve his time in one prison.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has officially announced that he is running for the Republican presidential nomination, but Governor Bobby Jindal says he will wait until the legislative session ends in June before announcing whether he will enter the race. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Cruz, Rick Santorum and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul will all have some impact on a Jindal candidacy because of their similar politics:
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He says it’s smart for Jindal to wait until after the session to start a campaign.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office say the man who went on the crazed incident with a machete and wasp spray at the New Orleans airport died over the weekend. 63-year-old Richard White was shot by a deputy working to diffuse the situation.