BATON ROUGE, La. — Average gasoline prices in Louisiana rose sharply over the past week, climbing 52.3 cents per gallon to $3.02, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,436 stations across the state.
Prices are now 59.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 37.7 cents higher than the same time last year.
Nationally, the average price of gasoline increased 51.1 cents per gallon over the past week to $3.45. The national average is up 54.1 cents from a month ago and 41.6 cents higher than a year ago, based on GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations nationwide.
Diesel prices also moved higher. The national average price of diesel increased 85.9 cents compared with last week, reaching $4.599 per gallon.
Gas prices across Louisiana showed significant variation. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in the state was priced at $2.29 per gallon Sunday, while the most expensive was $3.89 per gallon, a difference of $1.60.
Several major metro areas also recorded steep weekly increases.
- Baton Rouge averaged $3.03 per gallon, up 55 cents from last week’s $2.48.
- Jackson averaged $3.01 per gallon, up 46.9 cents from $2.54.
- New Orleans averaged $3.00 per gallon, up 48 cents from $2.52.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said the rapid rise reflects turmoil in global oil markets.
“In just a week, consumers have seen gasoline prices surge at one of the fastest rates in years after oil prices spiked following U.S. strikes on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz,” De Haan said. “With additional attacks across the Middle East over the weekend pushing oil above $100 per barrel for the first time in years, fuel markets are now rapidly recalibrating to the risk of prolonged disruption to global supply flows.”
De Haan said prices could continue climbing in the near term.
“As a result, gasoline prices in many states could climb another 20 to 50 cents per gallon this week, with price-cycling markets potentially seeing increases as early as today,” he said. “Diesel may rise even more sharply, with increases of 35 to 75 cents per gallon possible as global distillate markets react.”
Historical data shows Louisiana prices have fluctuated widely in recent years. On March 9, 2025, the statewide average was $2.64 per gallon, compared with $2.98 in 2024, $3.05 in 2023, $4.14 in 2022 and $2.50 in 2021.