Crude oil prices are back above 70 dollars a barrel for the first time in nearly three years. LSU Center for Energy Studies Director David Dismukes says Crude prices have steadily climbed as the economy reopens making experts bullish on the price…
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But Dismukes says the surge in prices will not result in an increase in oil and gas jobs due to climate policies like net neutrality by 2050.

Carjackings are on the rise in Louisiana at an alarming rate and they are happening at all hours of the day. State Attorney General Deputy Press Secretary Emmie Fuson says New Orleans has seen the largest increase in carjackings, up 120-percent in the first five months of this year.
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Fuson says approach your car with phone stored and keys in hand, park in well-lit areas, and never leave valuables in plain sight.

A study of Maryland-based Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine shows the two-dose offering is 90 percent effective, clearing the way for a fourth strong COVID-19 vaccine. Tulane School of Medicine Professor Susan Hassig says there are plenty of vaccines to go around in the United States so there’s a good chance this vaccine will be shipped out to the rest of the world…
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Hassig says the Novavak is easier to distribute than the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

Today is tax day for most of Louisiana. Senior Tax Manager at Hannis T Bourgeois, Brad Tate, says if your salary decreased in 2020 you could be eligible for more federal assistance…
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Taxpayers in Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Iberville and Lafayette parishes have until August 16th to file because of last month’s flooding.