Motorists have something to be thankful for, gas prices going down, ever so slightly with the average for regular gas $3.09 a gallon. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Seven people lost their lives in two fatal crashes in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes involving suspected drunk drivers. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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There’s something to be thankful for at the pump this week. Gas Buddy Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says the average price for regular gas in Louisiana is down a penny and half with the statewide average at $3.09 a gallon, down four cents from last month. He says it has to do with the price of oil which was $85 a barrel.
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DeHaan says the Department of Interior issuing new leases on federal land is part of the reason for the drop in prices and less demand in Europe as some countries are facing lockdowns again as COVID cases increase.
Compared to 2020, prices are much higher, up a $1.28 a gallon, but so is demand, DeHaan says more people are traveling this year as COVID cases are down in the U-S this Thanksgiving and they are traveling farther. If you are driving out of state DeHaan says, be prepared for even more sticker shock since Louisiana is typically lower than the national average.
The national average for regular gas is $3.41 a gallon.
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Nicholls State University is mourning the death of three students who were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Lafourche Parish involving a suspected drunk driver just after midnight on Saturday. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says they believe 39-year-old Joey Clement (Clay-monh) was impaired when his pick-up truck slammed into an SUV…
The three victims are from Luling (Loo-ling) and they’ve been identified as 19-year-old Lily Dufrene and 18-year-olds Hali Coss and Michaila Bowling. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the families cover the funeral expenses.
Brennan says Clement displayed signs of impairment and was arrested for DWI fourth offense…
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Brennan says State Police is also investigating another fatal crash that occurred Friday night in Terrebonne Parish. He says this two-vehicle wreck killed four people including the suspected impaired driver, 42-year-old Charles Triggs of Raceland…
The three other people killed in this wreck have been identified as 21-year-old Dannon Fulwiley of Raceland, 23-year-old Corey Porter of Raceland, and 25-year-old Ariana Lachico of Houma.
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Governor Edwards and other officials today marked the completion of a 125-million-dollar I-10 widening project between I-49 and Breaux Bridge. The ribbon-cutting involved the replacement of more than seven miles of pavement.
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Since Edwards took office in 2016, just shy of one billion dollars has been spent on I-10 projects statewide.
The governor says spending money on such infrastructure projects is beneficial to the motoring public.
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Edwards says the continuing improvements to I-10 is a plus to business and ease the commute times for everyone else.
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Sports reporter Glen Guilbeau with Outkick-dot-com reports Baylor Head Coach Dave Aranda, Louisiana’s Billy Napier and Iowa State’s Matt Campbell are the three finalists to replace Ed Orgeron as LSU’s head coach. Guilbeau says Aranda, who spent four years as LSU’s defensive coordinator, is the front-runner…
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The 45-year-old Aranda is in his second season as head coach of the Bears and has them in contention for a Big 12 championship with a nine and two record. He left LSU after helping the Tigers win the national championship in 2019 and Guilbeau says he’s well thought of in Baton Rouge…
Guilbeau says Napier is also high on LSU’s head coaching list as he’s led the Cajuns to four straight Sun Belt West Division titles. But he says Florida, who just fired head coach Dan Mullen, is also very interested in Napier…
He says Matt Campbell from Iowa State is also in the mix. Guilbeau’s sources tell him LSU could make a hire at the end of this week or early next week.