Gasoline — regular, per gallon
$3.851/gal — regional average
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) — EIA publishes no weekly state price for Louisiana
▼ 0.060/gal vs Oct 5, 2026
U.S. average: $4.331/gal (week ending Oct 12, 2026)
Source: EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, week ending Oct 12, 2026 (Monday prices). Data retrieved Oct 18, 2026.
Electricity — residential, per kWh
12.72¢/kWh
Rank #51 of 51 (50 states + DC)
▼ 3.0% vs July 2025 · U.S. average: 18.31¢/kWh (+4.9% YoY)
Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, July 2026 (released Sep 24, 2026); YoY % via HomeWattCheck reproduction of EIA values (CC BY 4.0).
- Just above: Nevada at 12.77¢/kWh (#50)
What this means in Louisiana
Louisiana pays the lowest residential electricity price in America — 12.72¢ per kWh, 31% below the U.S. average of 18.31¢. Bucking the national trend, its power price fell 3.0% over the year (the U.S. average rose 4.9%). EIA does not publish a weekly pump price for Louisiana; the figure shown is the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) regional average, labeled regional wherever it appears. The nine states EIA does survey run from $6.104/gal (California) down to $3.779/gal (Texas). Louisiana is governed by a republican trifecta (Ballotpedia, as of Oct 16, 2026). We publish the label beside the prices; the prices themselves come only from EIA.
Recent readings
Gas, week ending Oct 12, 2026: $3.851/gal (regional) · week ending Oct 5, 2026: $3.911/gal (regional). Electricity: July 2026 is the latest EIA month; this table gains a point with every EIA release.
Louisiana questions
Why is there no weekly state gas price for Louisiana?
EIA publishes weekly pump prices for only nine states. For the rest it publishes regional (PADD) averages. We show the regional average, labeled regional — we never present it as a state price.
Where do these numbers come from?
Gas: EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. Electricity: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A. Government data, free to republish. Full method: methodology.
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