Prices at the pump are slowly going back up due to high demand this summer. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman expects prices will continue to climb as we get closer to Labor Day, and refineries struggle to keep up…:
Cut 4 (11) “a gallon”
The current statewide average is about $2.08 a gallon, up about 10 cents from the prior year.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie has released a statement about his decision to retire. He expressed appreciation to several people, and said that unfortunately he’s in a situation that will not serve the police department or the citizens of Baton Rouge. The mayor has said since taking office she would like to see a new leader at BRPD in the Alton Sterling shooting aftermath. She’s named Lt. Johnathan Dunnam as interim and says he is not going to apply for the permanent position.
The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office says an arrest has been made in the fatal hit and run crash last night in Rayne. They say 42-year-old Ivy Roger had been charged with driving while intoxicated five times before, and he was booked after hitting a bicyclist and fleeing the scene of the crash. Sheriff K. P. Gibson..:
Cut 10 (10) “to confirm it”
The victim, 61-year-old Ricky Joyner, died at the scene.
A poll on the October State Treasurer’s race finds it to be a wide open contest among well-funded Republicans Angele Davis, Neil Riser and John Schroder. The survey was done by John Couvillon with JMC Analytics:
Cut 25 (06) “front runner status”
He says he found 60 percent of voters are undecided. There is a major Democrat in the race, New Orleans attorney Derrick Edwards. Couvillon says in the horse race portion of the survey, Edwards polled at 18%.