Bossier boom: New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that Shreveport is losing residents while Bossier City continues to grow, The Shreveport Times reports. The data released May 24 shows that Shreveport lost an estimated 2,358 residents from July 2016 to July 2017, a 1.2% decline. Since July 2010, Shreveport has lost an estimated 8,848 residents, a 4.4% decline. Bossier City had population increases during the same time, gaining an estimated 483 residents from July 2016 to July 2017. Since July 2010, Bossier City gained an estimated 6,573 residents, a 10.6% increase. Read the full story.
Museum money: The Boeing Co. says it will give $1.5 million to support science, technology, engineering and math programs at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The money will expand the museum’s annual robotics challenge from a one-state event to a regional tournament, so students from Mississippi, Alabama and Texas can also compete. The donation also will add three interactive exhibits to the STEM Innovation Gallery, looking at technological breakthroughs during the war, explaining how innovations helped planes fly at lower altitudes and how controlling bacteria growth led to lower mortality rates. Read the full story.
At the pump: Though the average price of gas continues to rise, Baton Rouge has the lowest gas prices in the nation, WAFB-TV reports. The average price of gas in Louisiana went up just a penny since Monday. Baton Rouge residents are paying $2.59 a gallon on average, but some stations are still selling gas for as low as $2.45. It’s much less than the national average of $2.96, but far from last summer’s $2.09 average. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries appears poised to raise crude oil production to meet higher global demand, lessening the likelihood of the national average hitting $3 per gallon, says Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. Read the full story.
