As low as the gas price is now, analysts predict they will likely fall even further. Gasbuddy.com reports the average price for a gallon of regular is $1.67, which is a 6 cent decline over the past week. Senior Petroleum analyst Gregg Laskoski says this is a nationwide trend…:
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He says the lowest gas price in the state is $1.41 a gallon reported at a location in Kenner.

The contractor who was originally hired to take down the Confederate monuments in New Orleans reportedly found his Lamborghini set on fire Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge. City attorneys said in federal court last week that it was looking for a new contractor as David Mahler begged off the project after receiving death threats. Fire officials in Baton Rouge are only confirming their was a vehicle blaze today at the location where Mahler worked. The Confederate monuments were ordered to be moved after the New Orleans City Council voted to declare them public nuisances.

The ex-mayor of Sorrento has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography and animal cruelty charges, in exchange for a 40 year sentence. Spokesperson for the 23rd District Attorney’s Office Charlotte Guedry says the D-A’s office was ready to go to trial with a mountain of testimony against Wilson Longanecker Jr…:
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She says the videos found at Longanecker’s Sorrento home involved minor girls, some as young as three years old.

The artists performing at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival include Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Van Morrison, Snoop Dog and many more. The lineup at nojazzfest.com, announced this morning, includes the individual days each artist will perform the 7 dates between, April 22nd through May 1st.