Two people riding a motorcyle are dead after they were hit by a vehicle driven by a 14-year-old juvenile. State Trooper Bryan Lee says the teen was traveling in the wrong direction in the eastbound lane on LA 74 in Ascension Parish. Lee says the investigation is on-going and law enforcement is meeting with legal experts to determine which path to take on this horrific crash.
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Charges are pending against the juvenile driver.

The price at the gasoline pump has increased seven-cents over the last week. That’s according to Triple A’s Don Redman, who says the average price for regular gasoline is $2.39 a gallon, and we’ll see gasoline costs continue to rise as we get closer to the summer driving season…
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Redman says the change over at refineries to a summer grade gasoline and a strong demand have resulted in the latest price increase.

Data shows Louisiana’s February unemployment rate is 4.5 percent, that’s 1.2-percent over-the-year decline. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Ava Dejoie credits an increase in workforce training as one reason unemployment is going south…
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Dejoie says most of the new jobs are coming in the health sector, thanks to Medicaid expansion.

Someone in Louisiana is likely holding a winning 56-million dollar Powerball ticket. A ticket purchased at Tigers Touch Down 2 in Lafayette matched all six numbers in last Saturday’s drawing. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says they don’t know who the winner is, but they are anxious to find out…
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The convenience store will get a 25-thousand dollar cash prize as a result of selling the winning ticket.