Gas Prices

Potential layoffs in the industry, as well as companies pulling back and reassessing their budgets has Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Don Briggs concerned as gas prices continue to fall.

The beginning of the summer drive season, which results in less demand for fuel, has resulted in a drop in gas prices throughout Acadiana and the state.

Gas prices on average in Louisiana are about 20 cents lower today than they were a year ago.

Automobile travel is projected to increase by 1.4 percent this year, with 29.7 million travelers hitting the road.

The price of gas may seem high but you'll breath a sigh of relief when you consider where the price was just six years ago.

Many retail analysts have forecast a ho-hum sales gain of around 2 percent this year.

Gifford Briggs addresses what is driving gas prices so high, what kind of impact a U.S. president has on gas prices and gives his thoughts on President Obama's comments about solar energy.

Stocks edged higher on Tuesday. Ken Meyers has your stock market report on the Acadiana Business Index.

Lower gas prices are used to get you to buy other products.

Holiday travel will bring increased traffic to the American highways this Thanksgiving weekend. However, with many families still simply trying to operate day-to-day on shoestring budgets, people are expected to plan shorter trips to carve their turkeys this year as a means to save money on fuel and other expenses.

Hurricane Sandy may have wreaked havoc on the Eastern seaboard, but its aftereffects are providing drivers all over the country with a bit of relief at the pump.

The chances of gas prices falling below the $3 mark anytime in the near future might seem unlikely, but analysts say that it could come close. Fuel costs, already dropping, are expected to continue to do so for the rest of the year.

He also discusses the GSA and Secret Service scandals in Washington.

Looking for some relief at the pump? Find out the lowest prices for regular gas in the Lafayette area.

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The average price of regular gas went up a tenth of a cent overnight to stay around $3.62 a gallon.

Should we tie the state's tax on gas to the Consumer price index? The chairman of the Louisiana House Transportation Committee is considering such an option. If you're unfamiliar with the Consumer price index, or CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics defines it as 'a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services... Re

AAA says the price of regular gas stayed in the ballpark of $3.62 a gallon.

The price of regular gas holds steady at $3.62 a gallon.