The statewide average price for regular gasoline is up another two cents from yesterday to $4.15 a gallon. That daily increase is not as big as we’ve seen over the last couple of weeks. Triple-A says the statewide average for a gallon of diesel is now five dollars.
Now that Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed the U.S. House district map passed by the Legislature, what’s next for lawmakers? Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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The legislative session begins on Monday and Houma Representative Jerome Zeringue has a bill that would set up the legal framework for the establishment of offshore wind farms in state waters off the coast of Louisiana. Zeringue says he’s a supporter of the oil and gas industry, but wind energy can serve as a compliment…
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But Zeringue says we are still several years away before turbines are spinning in the Gulf of Mexico.
There’s a possibility of snow north of I-20 today…
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That’s National Weather Service Meteorologist Armani Cassel who says there’s a winter weather advisory in effect until midnight for the northern parishes. A strong cold front hits the state today that will bring colder temperatures for the weekend.