Concerns grow in Acadiana with the increase of gas prices

CONSIDER TO BE THESE SUDDENLYHIGH GAS PRICES.THE PRICE AT THE PUMP IS NOWMORE THAN THREE DOLLARS.

MY ANSAIT'SYGETTING HAERRD TO FILL UP THETANK, ESPECIALLY AS WE INCH OUTOF THE PANDEMIC.

I SPOKE WITHMIKE MONCLA, PRESIDENTOF LOUISIANA O AILND GASASSOCIATION, HE SAYS A LOT OFTHIS INCREASE HAS TO DOWITH A SHIFT IN FOCUS ATHE TFEDERAL LEVEL WHEN IT COMES TODOMESTIC ENERGY EXPENDITURES.BUT HE SAYS WHILE PRICES MAYSEEM SUDDENLY HIGH, GASOLINE ISSTILL THE CHEAPEST LIQUID YOUCAN BUY AT A GAS STATION.

HEHOPES KNOWING ISTH WILL HELPEASESOME OF THE "HEARTBURN" PEOPLEHAVE OVER WHAT THEY'RE PAYG INATE THPUMP.

HOWEVER, THOSE I SKEPOWITH TODAYSTILL HAVE MIXED ONIPIONS."I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IT'S BADEITHER WAY, IF IT'S TOO LOWPEOPLE HAVE SOMETHINGKIND OF TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT,AND IF IT'S TOO HIGH PROBABLYTH'SATIMPORTANT TOO" "YOU KNOW I THINKTHE GAS PRICES ARE SORIDICULOUS BECAUSE WE HAVEPEOPLE WHO ARE NOT WORKING,PEOPLE WHO LOSTTHEIR JOBS, AND THEY CAN'TAFFORD THESE GAS PCE" RIMONCLA ALSO SAYS THAT WE ARELUCKY TO BE PAYING WHAT WECURRENTLY ARE THEATPUMP, BECAUSE OTHER COUNTRIESHAVE IA T LOT WORSE RIGHT NOW --SOME EVENPAYING DOUBLE OR TRIPLE WHAT WEDO.

IN LAFAYETTE, TAORYLTOOLE, KATC