Early voting is over, so this Saturday is the last chance for you to make your voice heard in the U.S. Senate runoffs. Joe Gallinaro reports.
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The statewide price for a gallon of regular gasoline continues to fall. It’s down to $3.52 a gallon according to Triple-A. That’s 12-cents cheaper than a month ago, and 53-cents cheaper than at this time last month. But gas prices were about 70-cents cheaper than a year ago.
The Associated General Contractors of America is calling on Congress to approve a new federal transportation funding bill. The vice president of that group, Brian Turmail, says EV drivers are getting a free ride, and they should be paying their fair share towards the funding used to maintain roads and bridges.
Gasoline taxes provide most of the funding for the federal transportation bill.
This Saturday is the Induction ceremonies for the 2026 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class. Headlining this year’s class are former LSU Tigers Warren Morris, Todd MccLure and Sylvia Fowles. Saints wide receiver Joe Horn and LSU basketball coach John Brady are also in the 12-person class. Friday evening is the Rockin’ River Fest with live music on the Natchitoches riverfront.
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That’s Ronnie Rantz, chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation.