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Only liars, propagandists, don't give the entire audio/story in context.

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Agree.

But who the hell is recording this stuff and taking it to the media? Someone in his campaign? A third party person who is working on a story his campaign supports, but then is asking questions “off the record” and recording them without his permission?

I do think Paxton is a complete self absorbed POS and a horrible candidate to be chosen as the GOP flag bearer for this race, but even that aside, something else is going on that he and/or his campaign manager need to get a hold of.

What’s your current TVD, baw? They picking you up to head home, soon?

My kid just got back over the weekend after a little more than 2 weeks in Green Canyon.

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Don't you think he was ALSO the most INFLUENTIAL of the 20th Century?

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You are arguing with people and/or Chinese bots who are equating influential with widely admired or huge popular approval numbers. Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler were very influential. Doesn’t mean they were very positive for the world.

I do think looking back longterm, Trump’s Presidency as a whole, first and second terms, will be viewed overall as a positive for America hopefully as well for the world, depending on how Iran continues to play out.

But anyone who thinks CNN calling him “most influential” is the same as them having to admit he’s one of the greatest of all time has a single digit IQ. Even if he is one of the greatest, CNN will never admit that, or view such through their lens.

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Ever heard of the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway? No? Well, as conversations about the future of the I-49 connector have gained momentum again, so has a long-dormant proposal to build a “loop” around the western edge of Lafayette instead.

Risen from the crypt in the appropriate season, the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission met for the first time in years last week to restart discussions on the semicircular “loop” that would run through Carencro, Ossun, Judice and Maurice.

So why dust off the old maps now? Commission Chair Elaine Abell was quick to refute any connection to the plans for a massive rocket launch facility in Vermilion Parish that have dominated headlines as of late.

“We did not resurrect this project because of SpaceX,” Abell said, “We’ve been working on this since 2003.” However, it’s worth noting that the commission hadn’t met publicly since 2019, until last Tuesday.

SpaceX and its promise to hire 3,000 employees don’t hurt discussions, Abell admits, but the board was revived after conversations about the economic growth the Acadiana region and the coast have seen over the years, from drone manufacturing to LNG facilities and the Port of Iberia.

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So what exactly is the Lafayette Regional Expressway?

It’s a 36-mile semicircular highway that would run through northern Iberia Parish near the Acadiana Regional Airport along LA Hwy 182, rounding westward into Vermilion Parish near Maurice, continuing into western Lafayette Parish, connecting at Interstate 10, and end north of Carencro along Interstate 49.

Its ultimate function is to provide an alternative interstate route that bypasses Lafayette.

But there’s a major challenge: Unlike the much discussed I-49 connector — itself far from being fully funded — the alternative proposal has no cost projections and no current funding source attached to it, with Abell and the project’s engineering firm, Dallas-headquartered Jacobs Engineering, suggesting the project could be funded through public-private partnerships with funding coming primarily from tolls.
Abell believes that recent economic wins for South Louisiana will make the project more viable and necessary to accommodate increased commercial trucking traffic.

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The Federal Highway Administration and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development issued a Record of Decision for a larger corridor study area of the project back in 2022.

The commission is currently in a post-Tier One phase, which includes traffic studies and prediction models, examining right-of-ways and identifying the best way to fund the project. Tier Two would include proposing up to three alternative routes along the corridor, triggering another environmental review and a public engagement process.

“We’re just getting started on this,” Patrick Owen, vice president and executive project manager at Jacobs, said.

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I can remember talks about “plans” for this bypass back in college. Maybe my future grandkids will get to drive on it bringing their grandchildren places.

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The nation’s average price of gasoline has fallen 12.5 cents over the last week and stands at $4.30 per gallon, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 19.3 cents from a month ago and is $1.22 per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel fell 14.2 cents in the last week and stands at $6.307 per gallon.

“Average gasoline prices fell in 48 states over the last week, with diesel declining in 48 states as well, as a broad-based retreat brought relief to motorists across much of the country,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “The largest declines were seen in Georgia and Ohio, where recently enacted fuel tax cuts amplified the drop, while price-cycling Florida and much of the Midwest also joined the broader downward trend. For now, declines may continue in a majority of states, though some price-cycling markets are at risk of an upward swing in gas prices in the days ahead. While oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are rising, refineries behind the Strait are not yet fully able to move products through, keeping gasoline and diesel prices elevated relative to what crude oil levels alone might suggest.”

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Middle East crude exports rose above pre-war levels on four of the final seven days of September despite continued attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, while the G7 announced plans to release emergency reserves.

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In early Monday trade, WTI was down 91 cents to $90.20 per barrel, below last Monday’s $94.85, while Brent edged up 22 cents to $102.47 compared to $106.87 a week ago, with the divergence reflecting rising U.S. crude exports even as global supply anxiety keeps Brent elevated. “Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East supported Brent crude oil prices over the past week, contrasting with the U.S. benchmark WTI, which traded lower. This divergence was likely driven by the Trump administration’s announcement to re-release 40 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Consequently, the wide spread between the two benchmarks is expected to support robust U.S. crude exports in the coming weeks,” added Giovanni Staunovo, UBS commodities analyst, via e-mail.

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Refinery utilization fell 1.5 percentage points to 92.5%.

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The states with the lowest average prices: Indiana ($3.74), Georgia ($3.81), and Texas ($3.88).

The states with the highest average prices: California ($6.35), Hawaii ($5.56), and Washington ($5.43).

Biggest weekly changes: Ohio (-37.8¢), Georgia (-34.5¢), Florida (-26.2¢), Michigan (-18.9¢), New Mexico (-15.3¢).

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The states with the lowest average diesel prices: Texas ($5.71), Georgia ($5.79), and Florida ($5.81).

The states with the highest average diesel prices: California ($8.31), Washington ($7.32), and Hawaii ($7.21).

Biggest weekly changes: Georgia (-45.1¢), Ohio (-38.9¢), Florida (-26.3¢), Wisconsin (-18.2¢), South Carolina (-17.5¢).

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According to AAA's site info, today's average prices for Regular and Diesel in the Gulf Coast states are as follows:

TX: $3.9052/gallon; $5.7417/gallon
LA: $3.9352/gallon; $5.8451/gallon
MS: $3.9410/gallon; $5.8914/gallon
AL: $3.9794/gallon; $5.9497/gallon

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And their wrap-up piece for month of September last Thursday:

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WASHINGTON, DC (October 1, 2026) – The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped nearly 7 cents from last week to $4.41. This follows a record-setting September at the pump. The monthly average was $4.33, 50 cents higher than the previous September record of $3.83 set in 2023. Crude oil prices have dipped back into the $90 per barrel range, lowering the national average, but overall gas prices remain the highest they’ve ever been for this time of year.

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Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned citing personal reasons, as the Islamic Republic tries to sustain its oil industry under a tightening US blockade.

President Masoud Pezeshkian accepted Paknejad's resignation letter on Sunday after rejecting several earlier requests by the oil official to step down, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

Pezeshkian appointed Deputy Oil Minister and National Iranian Oil Company Managing Director, Hamid Bovard, as interim minister, state-run Shana reported.

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The new minister inherits an oil industry that's under unprecedented pressure from the US, as Washington seeks to force a favorable end to its seven-month war with Tehran.

A US naval blockade in the Persian Gulf has brought Iran's oil exports - a key source of revenue - to a halt, in turn forcing the industry to cut production. Iran also faces shortages of gasoline and natural gas that have been exacerbated by the war.

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Most states tax EVs every year in lieu of gas tax.

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Thanks for the info. I did not know that.

Does Louisiana?

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What has the FRAUD ever done besides wisecrack?

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Well...in Letterkenny voice, "To be FAAAIIIIRRR"...

As LA State Treasurer he was key in torpedoing a couple Bob Odom grifting projects. He, in that position, was good at calling out and alerting taxpayers to other grift by Louisiana politicians, and led several fights to deny funding for such.

However, it is obvious now that he's just good sitting back, comfy with the rest of the swamp, collecting a taxpayer funded check, retirement and healthcare.

If he were serious about governing and being a leader, he would have run for Governor in 2019. He didn't. He passed, and failed all of Louisiana in doing so.

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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he is considering a run for president in 2028.

Asked by moderator Kristen Welker whether he was thinking about running for president, Kennedy replied, “Yeah.”

“My plans right now are to run for re-election, but as I’ve said before, if I don’t think I can be effective in the Senate anymore, I would consider it,” he said.

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“On my side of the aisle, if a bunch of goobers run, and I think they’re goobers and one of the goobers might win, and I think I could do a better job, I would consider running,” he said. “But right now, I’m running for re-election.”

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Vice President JD Vance is widely considered a likely presidential candidate in 2028. Kennedy, though, declined to talk about Vance when asked why voters should pick the senator over the vice president.

“I’m not going to talk about another potential candidate,” he said. “I’m just not there yet.”

He added that he thinks “it’ll be good for both parties to have a full field.”

President Donald Trump has previously floated both Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors. In September, Rubio said he has “no plans at this time” to run for president.

NBC News previously reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has talked about potentially running for president in 2028, which a Pentagon spokesperson denied. Separately, Vance told NBC News last week that it was “really obvious to me” that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was running for president in 2028.

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:rotflmao:

The fraud who was too chickenshit to challenge a vulnerable John Bel Edwards for Governor in 2019 despite all hit whitty sound bites is considering a run for President?

:rotflmao:

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This was a 5k?

Old girl was at point of death after a 5k?

Distance running may not be for her.

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High school girl that ran a 5K in 16 flat.

You might want to rethink the intelligence behind your statement.

And yes, distance athletes competing to win a 5k race can be completely drained upon the finish. She wasn’t jogging 10 minute mile pace chugging a beer at the 2 mile mark or doing a bar hop “run”.

That’s always been the case for midterms with a 2nd term President. I’m just talking TX specifically. I think there’s more negative here on Paxton than on Trump & MAGA.