Gasoline prices continue to fall, in fact, Louisiana is one of three states in the country that has service stations selling gasoline for lower than two dollars a gallon. Gas-Buddy-dot-com Senior Petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan says it’s possible the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline could drop below two-dollars by Thanksgiving, but there are factors that could hinder that…
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The current statewide average is $2.24 a gallon.

It’s blistering hot, so hot that the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the northern half of the state. Meteorologist Gary Chatelain…
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99-degrees is the forecasted high for Shreveport and Monroe. Tomorrow, Alexandria could see a heat index of 110-degrees.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry says the state has seen a drastic decrease in wildfires over the last 10 years from 1,638 in 2008 to 676 last year. Commissioner Mike Strain credits the state’s public awareness campaign that includes the Certified Prescribed Burner program…
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Strain also says arson cases are down 82 percent

Matt Doyle has a story on why you should wake up early tomorrow morning to see the famed Perseid Meteor shower…
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