What are Louisiana’s cheapest gas prices?

Published 7:14 am Monday, May 6, 2019

LAPLACE — Louisiana gas prices have fallen 1.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.51/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,436 stations.

Gas prices in Louisiana are 6.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, yet stand 1.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Louisiana is priced at $2.29/g today, while the most expensive is $3.09/g, a difference of 80 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state today is $2.29/g, while the highest is $3.09/g, a difference of 80 cents per gallon.

The cheapest price in the entire country today stands at $2.15/g, while the most expensive is $5.58/g, a difference of $3.43/g.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.89/g today. The national average is up 14.3 cents per gallon from a month ago, yet stands 9.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Historical gasoline prices in Louisiana and the national average going back a decade: May 6, 2018: $2.52/g (U.S. Average: $2.80/g); May 6, 2017: $2.13/g (U.S. Average: $2.34/g); May 6, 2016: $2.00/g (U.S. Average: $2.22/g); May 6, 2015: $2.37/g (U.S. Average: $2.64/g); May 6, 2014: $3.46/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g); May 6, 2013: $3.26/g (U.S. Average: $3.52/g); May 6, 2012: $3.60/g (U.S. Average: $3.78/g); May 6, 2011: $3.83/g (U.S. Average: $3.98/g); May 6, 2010: $2.80/g (U.S. Average: $2.92/g); and May 6, 2009: $2.00/g (U.S. Average: $2.11/g).

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:

• Baton Rouge- $2.45/g, down 2.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.48/g.

• Jackson- $2.49/g, down 2.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.51/g.

• New Orleans- $2.48/g, down 1.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.49/g.

Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said it appears large increases in gas prices have begun to fade to distant memory, lending credibility to the notion that gas prices may be close to peaking for the time being.

“Oil prices have plummeted, and with President Trump’s shocking warning Sunday about raising tariffs on China, oil prices may see another weekly loss along with wholesale gasoline prices on the worry that perhaps a trade deal is not as close as anticipated, risking the recent growth in the U.S. economy and potentially leading to lower oil demand,”DeHaan said.

“For now, I believe we’re close to seeing gas prices peak in the next few weeks or so in most of the U.S., and barring any future unexpected outages, I think most the country has seen the risk of big price increases melt away. We’re in the last inning or so of the seasonally rally- once this game is over- we’ll likely begin to see prices recede in the month of June, tracking very closely to what we experienced last summer.”