Louisiana is in the top 10 lowest states for what we pay at the pump according to gasbuddy.com. Senoir petroleum analyst Gregg Laskoski says the statewide average for a gallon of regular is $2.24. He says gas prices have been rising since the start of February and he expects that trend to continue…:
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Trilby Lundberg, which monitors gas prices across the country says Baton Rouge has the lowest national average gas price in the country at $2.16.

Swimming pools at Chemin-A-Haut (Sha-Min-A-Hoat), Lake Bistineau, Lake D’Arbonne and North Toledo Bend state parks will not open for summer 2015 due to budgetary constraints. Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says if any of these closures affect people who made reservations at the parks for the summer expecting to have a pool, they will be taking cancellations…:
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Central Casting Louisiana is looking for people with oil rig, merchant marine, and Coast Guard experience to work on the upcoming feature film, “Deepwater Horizon”. Eric Gill has more…:
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In a poll released Monday, LSU is ranked No.1 in the Baseball America Magazine. The Tigers are 15-1 and are currently riding a 12-game win streak. LSU plays McNeese on Wednesday and a series against Ole Miss this weekend at The Box.