Gas prices across Louisiana are up about seven cents a gallon compared to last week, and Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst with Gas Buddy, says the ballooning prices can be blamed on the upswing in oil prices. He says there was a chance that oil prices could have been rolled back, but OPEC put a halt to that with a blockage on additional crude production.
The widow of former Governor Edwin Edwards spoke publicly today about her decision to have his body exhumed and cremated last month. Trina Edwards says she was not allowed to bury him at the original plot he purchased. In the process of having his body moved she faced criticism that she was having him cremated to destroy evidence. Edwards says however she’s comfortable with her choice to bring his remains home for now.
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A multi-parish shooting spree leaves several injured and two dead including a state trooper. Brooke Thorington has more
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Mini pig Now, a check on commodities for this Monday afternoon.