If you’ve felt nauseous after filling your gas tank lately, you’re in good company. Gasoline prices have skyrocketed over the last month since the start of the war in Iran, with regular unleaded averaging $3.63 a gallon. Gas buddy dot com petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan says if you think that’s bad, the average price of diesel has soared to $5.12 a gallon!
The group Restore The Mississippi Delta released a casino-themed ad campaign touting the benefits of reconnecting the Mississippi River to coastal wetlands. Campaign Director Simone Maloz says it’s intended to get the word out to Governor Landry and other lawmakers that the diversion projects that they cancelled are what people who live along the coast want.
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Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley’s effort to eliminate the need for an inspection sticker gets the O-K from the House Transportation Committee. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Also advancing – a bill requiring the OMV to add an image of a flying eagle to the driver’s license of a verified U.S. citizen. It passed in the full House 71-29. While many say the citizenship symbol is one of pride, opponents say it opens up those who don’t have it for harassment. The bill now moves to the Senate.