Drivers in Louisiana have it good when it comes to gas prices. Jeff Palermo reports.
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President Trump honors Louisiana’s national championship baseball teams. Andre Champagne reports.
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After two girls died from injuries suffered in a house fire, a community issues an emotional plea for information. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Getting the gas gauge to “full” is less likely to leave your bank account “empty.” The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.62. That’s down six cents from a week ago. Nick Chabarria with Triple-A says this is the time of year when we typically see gas prices start to come down.
Cut 4 (06) “…winter blend gasoline.”
Chabarria says gas prices have remained relatively low this year – not just in Louisiana but all across the country.
Cut 5 (07) “…year over year.”
Chabarria says gas prices may not be done dropping.
Cut 6 (07) “…decline for drivers.”
Louisiana’s statewide average is currently the sixth lowest in the country.
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Businesses which need to report their monthly waste tire fees to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality now have an online portal to use for that purpose. LDEQ Undersecretary Theresa Delafosse (DELL-ah-foss) says it’s meant to make the task a lot more convenient.
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Delafosse says not only is the new system more convenient, it’s also much more simple to use.
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Delafosse says the online portal went live last month; and so far, participation has been strong.
Cut 9 (09) “…their monthly reports.”
Delafosse says feedback so far has also been very positive.
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President Trump honors Louisiana’s two national championship baseball teams at the White House. In a 30-minute ceremony in the East Wing, Trump praised the LSU Tigers and the LSU-Shreveport Pilots. Trump noted that many LSU players were drafted by Major League Baseball teams following their College World Series win.
Cut 10 (10) “…every single one.” (laughs)
LSU-Shreveport became the first college baseball team at any level to go through an entire season undefeated, going 59-and-0. LSU, on the other hand, went 53-and-15 en route to their eighth College World Series title; but Trump says with so many future Major Leaguers on the team, they perhaps should have done even better.
Cut 11 (10) “…have been better.” (laughs)
Trump says with so many Major League teams firing their managers, maybe they should take a good hard look at the two head coaches in the room – LSU’s Jay Johnson and LSU-Shreveport’s Brad Neffendorf.
Cut 12 (14) “…just pretend.” (laughs)
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The Shreveport community issues an emotional plea for information after two girls die from injuries suffered in a house fire last week. Firefighters pulled nine-year-old Aaliyah Robinson and five-year-old Danielle Spearman from the burning home; they were hospitalized in critical condition until family members made the difficult decision to take them off life support. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese says while the fire is being investigated as arson, investigators are still looking for specific details.
Cut 13 (08) “…some concrete information.”
Caddo Parish Public Schools Superintendent Keith Burton says the loss of Aaliyah and Danielle is a tragedy.
Cut 14 (10) “…future is gone.”
Shreveport Mayor Pro Tem Tabatha Taylor has a stern message for whoever was responsible for setting the house on fire.
Cut 15 (10) “…who you are.”
CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to five-thousand dollars for information leading to an arrest in this case.
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LSU’s offensive line has struggled to be dominant in the trenches and win the line of scrimmage. After the 31-24 loss to Vanderbilt, Head Coach Brian Kelly says that the entire unit needs to play with more physicality moving forward, especially with number-three Texas A&M coming to Baton Rouge this weekend.
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Sophomore starting left tackle Tyree Adams will be out for this week’s game after he suffered an ankle injury against Vanderbilt. Kelly says that sophomore D-J Chester will take his place and says he has full confidence in his abilities.
Cut 17 (18) “…do the job.”
The Tigers offensive line will have a tall task in facing Texas A&M’s pass rushers, specifically defensive end Cashius Howell, who has eight and a half total sacks on the year. With Tyree Adams out, Kelly says that the decision to play Chester over freshman Carius Curne at left tackle is a result of Chester’s valuable game experience.
Cut 18 (18) “…at that position.”
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Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler threw three interceptions and lost a fumble in the 26-14 loss to the Bears after coming into the game with no turnovers. Head coach Kellen Moore says that despite the poor performance, Rattler will remain as the starting quarterback while backup Tyler Shough continues to develop.
Cut 19 (17) “…to get better.”
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Louisiana Tech looks to bounce back tonight against Western Kentucky after being blown out by Kennesaw State last week. Head coach Sonny Cumbie says the Bulldogs took the bye week to become more of a complete team.
Cut 20 (16) “…we’ve had shortcomings.”
Kickoff in Ruston tonight is at 6:30 p.m.