A record 48.9 million Americans are expected to make a trip for the 4th of July, a 4.1 percent increase over last year. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says locally in the Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas region, 4.7 million people will travel…
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Gas prices have jumped heading into the Fourth of July holiday. Triple-A says the statewide average has increased seven cents since last week to $2.38 for a gallon of regular gasoline.

U-S highway 90 from I-10 in Lafayette to Raceland was officially designated as Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Highway during a ceremony last night. Franklin Representative Sam Jones says it’s a fantastic way to honor one of the great Cajuns in state history.
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St. Bernard Parish President Brian McInnis says fishermen in his parish are facing a crisis because of the amount fresh water that has flowed into Lake Borne and the Mississippi Sound as a result of the lengthy opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Crabs, shrimp, and fish have moved out of their bays and oysters are dying in the fresh water. McInnis says it’s destroying a four-billion-dollar industry in Louisiana. He says the federal government would be quick to respond if one of their two refineries were to shut down…
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The parish has organized a trip to DC to state their case next week.