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Voters across Louisiana are finally getting their chance to vote Saturday after weeks of delay caused by Hurricane Ida. More from Dave Brannen.
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And the National Average for a gallon of regular gas has decreased by a penny to $3.41. The decrease in demand has led to a slight price relief. Triple-A spokesperson Don Redman says with holidays around the corner he’s hoping the slight decrease is an indication that prices might be stabilizing for the winter at least…
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Redman says that OPEC has agreed to slowly increase production but we most likely won’t see an impact in prices at the pump for some time.
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The Louisiana Tradition of Bonfire Lighting is finally back for the first time since the pandemic. St James Parish President Pete Dufrense says canceling it last year was the most difficult thing he’s had to do as parish president and he’s overjoyed the event can finally be held again this year, weather permitting.
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Permits will be issued by the parish on November 20th and will be lit on Christmas Eve at 7 pm.
And New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is up for re-election. Cantrell also opposes Constitutional Amendment one on the ballot which creates a single commission to collect sales and use taxes. LA-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says business groups support amendment one
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Turnout for the election is expected to be relatively low.
For LRN I’m Erik Piccoli