The average gas prices have fallen 4.4 cents in the last week in Louisiana, averaging $3.54 a gallon. This is in comparison to the national average of $3.66 per gallon, which is down 3.2 cents per gallon from one week ago.
As the days of buying cheap gasoline pass into the American history books, more and more of us are driving fuel-efficient vehicles as a means to combat those steadily rising gas prices.
That is, unless you happen to have enough money to not give three screaming squirts about how much gas prices go up...
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.
This interruption in service always leads to higher prices at the pump. According to one internet site prices had already increased by a dime in many locations across the country.
Gas prices are expected to sky rocket very soon. After a fire broke out this past Monday night at a Chevron Refinery in the San Fransisco bay area, analysts urge drivers to buy their gas now. Bob van der Valk, petroleum industry analyst, has over 50 years of experience in the oil industry. Valk predicted gas prices would rise to $4 during this week and $4.50 by Labor Day. Ridiculous right?!!?
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Usually when I have a head-turning experience at the gas station, it's because the price is too darn high. But driving to work today I had a different whiplash movement -- a gas price sign that was near $3.00!
If your gas mileage doesn’t seem as good as it once was, there might be some very valid reasons — including the fact that you’re driving too aggressively.
It's Spring Break in Acadiana and that means a lot of families and students will be climbing in their cars and heading for some rest and relaxation at the beach. That also means getting a fill up at your favorite local gas station before you hit the road. How much is that fill up going to cost you?
With the average price of gas approaching four dollars a gallon, the question becomes whether Americans are going to start to seriously changing their current driving habits and vacation plans, in light of this hike.
We already know gas prices are climbing precipitously high, but you don’t usually see them change right before your very eyes. For one news reporter, though, that’s exactly what happened.
I think we'll all be shouting "drill, baby, drill" soon as gas prices are expected to top $4 a gallon by the spring.
We just enjoyed the most expensive January ever. And keep in mind that January is typically a time when prices dip due to the colder weather that keeps people inside and post-holiday money-saving measures.
Remember the summer of 2008 when the highest gas prices on record occurred and the price for a gallon of fuel hit $4.11?
Hate to break this to yah, but a warm winter and tensions in the Middle East have some analysts predicting current prices will top $4 by this spring — and could even climb as high as $6.50.
I personally have used www.gasbuddy.com for years, and I love the fact that local folks are the ones posting the current prices. But a mobile app is perfect if you are traveling, or want a jump on where to go for the best prices AHEAD of time...
We have learned over the past year with tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico that while not everyone in South Louisiana works in the oil field. We all have purse strings that are tied to petroleum, the life blood of the Lafayette Economy. The administration's moratorium on drilling has crippled if not fatally wounded local shops and business' from machine shops to daycare.Now that oil prices are starting
Isn't it fun to imagine things like that happening? You wake up one morning and you find out somebody has given you $500 Dollars in Free Gasoline! It could happen to you Thursday morning, if you take our New Music Survey right now!
Are you starting to get that panic feeling as you head to the gas pump, especially if it's a ways to go till payday? Honestly, I might need to get a part time job just to pay for gas to get to my REAL job. Who's with me?!