A record 48.9 million Americans are expected to make a trip for the 4th of July, a 4.1 percent increase over last year. AAA Analyst Don Redman says locally in the Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas region, 4.7 million people will travel…
The average price for a gallon of regular in Louisiana sits at $2.35.
Independence day kicks off tomorrow and pyromaniacs are crowding firework stands to celebrate America’s independence with a boom. When you walk into the stand, make sure you check for the Fire Marshal’s permit to know you’re getting safe product, and State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says don’t buy off the back of some guy’s truck…
Browning adds firework stands are only permitted in jurisdictions that allow the use of fireworks.
HIV cases in the state drop to the lowest numbers in more than a decade according to the Louisiana Department of Health, with a 12% decline in newly diagnosed cases over the past three years. Assistant secretary of the Office of Public Health Dr. Alex Billioux says it is quite possible that the cases have dropped to the lowest rate since the 80’s.
Billioux says the reduced stigma of HIV, which has encouraged more people to get tested and treated, along with significant advances in HIV medication are largely responsible for the decreased number of infections.