If you’re planning on filling up in Baton Rouge today, you’ll probably pay somewhere around $3.56 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas. According to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report, today’s average is 3 cents more than the Baton Rouge average a week ago. It’s also a dime less than a month ago, but 23 cents higher than a year ago. Baton Rouge’s average is 2 cents lower than the state average of $3.58 a gallon, which is 20 cents lower than the national average. Nationally, the $3.78 per gallon Americans are paying today is 3 cents less than they paid a week ago and 8 cents less than they paid a month ago—but 33 cents more than they paid a year ago. The highest average gas price in Baton Rouge was set on July 18, 2008, when a gallon of regular unleaded sold for $3.99. The U.S. average peaked a day previous at $4.11.
B.R. gas prices rise 3 cents on the week
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