A year ago, Louisiana motorists were paying a record $4.56 a gallon for of regular gasoline. But today it’s nearly $1.50 lower. Teiko Foxx has more…
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A massive cyberattack could possibly impact your financial and personal accounts. Brooke Thorington has more
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LSU has made it to the College World Series and now the goal is to win the school’s seventh national championship. The Tigers have the best pitcher in college baseball in Paul Skenes. Skenes is also a good hitter but Coach Jay Johnson says having him focus on pitching has brought out the best in Skenes
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Skenes is expected to start on the mound Saturday night when LSU begins play in the C-W-S. The Tigers first opponent is Tennessee. LSU won two of three from the Volunteers in the regular season. LSU centerfielder Dylan Crews has a lot of respect for the Vols…
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Since going 1-and-2 in the SEC Tournament, LSU has won five straight and Crews says they are clicking…
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First pitch Saturday night against the Volunteers is at 6 PM.
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When it comes to gas prices, what a difference a year makes as the price at the pump is nearly a dollar and a half lower compared to last year’s record high gas prices. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says motorists should be happy
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On June 15 last year, the price for a gallon of regular gasoline was at a record high of $4.56 and now it’s at $3.12. Redman says the drop is due to the price of oil and ease in demand.
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Redman says gas prices should hold steady for the summer maybe a slight bump around the 4th of July holiday but no steep hikes are expected unless a hurricane shuts down a bunch of refineries.
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The national average for regular gas is $3.58 a gallon.
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Mother Nature whipped up powerful and severe thunderstorms that rolled through Caddo and Bossier Parishes early this morning packing winds up to 80 mph. National Weather Service Meteorologist Shane Pendleton says the residents are now dealing with the aftermath.
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Storm damage is also reported in DeSoto, Red River, and Natchitoches Parishes. As of late Friday morning, more than 237-thousand customers were without power as a result of downed power lines. No significant injuries were reported but Pendleton the amount of clean-up is astonishing…
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Storms are expected to make their way back into northwest Louisiana later today into Sunday. Pendleton says extreme temperatures and more storms will make a bad situation worse.
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A massive software breach could possibly affect Louisianans that have a state-issued ID, driver’s license and/or vehicles registered with the Office of Motor Vehicles. Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Casey Tingle urges residents to take preemptive measures to secure their accounts.
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The three credit monitoring services are Experian, Equifax, and Transunion.
Louisiana is not the only state impacted by the cyberattack, the third-party data transfer service MOVEit is widely used around the world. Tingle says they know passwords were not included in the data that was involved in the breach.
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Tingle says if you see unusual activity on your credit card, bank account or any other financial account notify the company associated with the account immediately.
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Tingle says this is an ongoing investigation and they will provide updates on their website. For more information visit NextSteps–dot-LA -dot- gov.