Along with Texas and Oklahoma, Louisiana is one of only three states where drivers can buy gas for under $2 a gallon. The statewide average for a gallon of gasoline has dipped 8 cents over the last week to $2.24. GasBuddy.com spokesperson Patrick Dehaan says the escalating trade tensions between the US and China can take credit for the decline.
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About two dozen stations are selling gas for less than $2.
The National Weather Service has issued its first excessive heat warning of the year for the northern half of the state until Tuesday night. Meteorologist Gary Chatelain says winds out of the southwest are helping to produce the dangerous heat levels. He says we could see a break from the extreme heat on Wednesday.
The southern half of the state is under a heat advisory. Heat indices could range from 105 to 113.
Tomorow morning will be your best chance to catch the famed annual Perseid meteor shower. Best viewing will be just after 4AM until sunrise. The meteorites are hurtling through the solar system at 25-30 miles a second. LSU Astronomy Professor Brad Schaefer says the “shooting stars” are formed from the friction of the speeding objects crossing the Earth’s atmosphere…
Louisiana sees a 59 percent decrease in the number of wildfires when comparing 2018 to 2008.
State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says Louisiana had 1,638 wildfires in 2008, but only 676 wildfires last year. He credits the substantial decrease to a successful public education campaign.
Strain says those 25 arson arrests were linked back to 5,240 acres of burned timberland.