— Gasoline prices are soaring in Louisiana, rising 19.3 cents a gallon over the last week to an average of $3.92 on Tuesday, as geopolitical tensions and Gulf Coast refinery maintenance squeeze fuel supplies across the state from Lake Charles and Baton Rouge to Monroe.
While Louisiana prices rose 5.2% over the last seven days, the national average saw an even sharper increase—rising 30.7 cents, or …