Friday, May 24 2013 3:10 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:10:15 GMT
The following are closures and changes in garbage collection schedules in Southwest Louisiana related to the Memorial Day holiday: Lake Charles: The City of Lake Charles will observe the Memorial DayMore >>
The following are closures and changes in garbage collection schedules in Southwest Louisiana related to the Memorial Day holiday:More >>
People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget.More >>
People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget.More >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget architect says the state will have enough money to cover the costs of privatizing all but one of the 10 LSU-run hospitals.More >>
There are new details on the future of Moss Regional Hospital.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 1:15 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:15:58 GMT
A 47-year-old DeRidder man, accused in a domestic disturbance, was arrested following a standoff with authorities at a DeRidder home, according to a news release from the DeRidder Police Department. AlexanderMore >>
A 47-year-old DeRidder man, accused in a domestic disturbance, was arrested following a standoff with authorities at a DeRidder home.More >>
A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws. But state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive laws.More >>
A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws. But state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive laws.More >>
Local News, Weather, Traffic, Sports, Stocks, Movies on your Cell PhoneMore >>
Get local news, weather, sports, and video on your mobile device.More >>
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Well there's no place like home for the holidays, but traveling during these times can be expensive.
We compared the travel costs for three popular holiday travel destinations.
Below, you can see the difference of traveling by car in a 2006 Honda Civic, or by plane with a ticket purchased on Kayak.com on Monday, December 10th.
Here are the expenses you can expect:
Destination
Price of Gas
Price of plane ticket
Price Difference
Pittsburgh, PA
$152.14
$367
$214.86
New York City
$159.08
$238
$78.92
Orlando, FL
$100.78
$380
$279.22
To find the lowest gas prices in your neighborhood you can visit the gas helper on WMBFNews.com.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KPLC, a Raycom Media Station.
