gas prices

Since the spike in February, gasoline prices have done a subtle slide down to the current average of $3.44.  And this will not be the end.

Shreveport-Bossier was looking at near record high gasoline prices last month.  But now, according to AAA, gas prices have made a subtle slide down to a current average of $3.50 per gallon.

It's not a huge drop in prices, but it's enough to notice at the pump.  Not too long ago, we were looking at a rapid rise in gas prices happening much earlier in the year than in years past.

Over the past month, and more so the past week, gas prices have been climbing at a crazy pace.  Just in one day, prices in Shreveport-Bossier jumped 6 cents, from an average of $3.53 to now an average price of $3.59 per gallon. Why the hike in prices...

Just in time for holiday travel, gasoline prices are dropping each day in Shreveport Bossier. How does this affect your decision making for holiday travel?

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.

Mr. Durango Weeks pulled into a gas station just outside of Philadelphia, and just after filling his tank he looked up and noticed that the sign read $9.99 a gallon. So, what's up with this?

If it seems like it’s costing more and more to fill up your gas tank, it’s not just your imagination. On average, a gallon of fuel costs 22 cents more than it did at this time last year. Worse yet, experts think it’ll climb higher still.

Picture the government placing a GPS on your car and tracking every mile you drive. Now, imagine being charged a tax based on those miles, your vehicle’s fuel efficiency rating and the time of day you drove. Such a system is being explored in car-clogged regions of Europe and Asia. Even the US is interested in studying mileage charging systems.

With public attitudes fueled by continued economic problems, rising gas prices, vigorous opposition to the war in Afghanistan, and and little hope for political progress - confidence in the U.S. system of government has dropped to the lowest point in more than 35 years...