SHREVEPORT, La. — Average gasoline prices in Shreveport rose slightly over the past week, even as the national average continued to trend lower, according to new data from GasBuddy.
Drivers in Shreveport are paying an average of $2.26 per gallon, up 2.4 cents from a week ago based on a survey of 177 stations. Despite the weekly increase, prices remain 16.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 34.0 cents lower than the same time last year.
Local price differences remain wide. The cheapest station in Shreveport was priced at $2.06 per gallon on Sunday, while the most expensive reached $2.79 per gallon, a spread of 73 cents. Across Louisiana, prices ranged from a low of $1.98 per gallon to a high of $3.33 per gallon, a difference of $1.35.
Nationally, the average price of gasoline fell 1.2 cents over the past week to $2.74 per gallon. That figure is down 21.2 cents from a month ago and 29.2 cents lower than a year ago. GasBuddy data is compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations nationwide.
The national average price of diesel also declined, falling 2.3 cents from last week to $3.498 per gallon.
Historical data shows Shreveport gasoline prices remain below levels seen in recent years. On Jan. 5, 2025, the local average stood at $2.60 per gallon, compared with a U.S. average of $3.03. Prices reached $2.90 per gallon locally in early 2022 before dropping to $1.95 per gallon in 2021.
Among nearby markets, Little Rock averaged $2.31 per gallon, up 4.7 cents from last week. Dallas prices fell sharply to $2.25 per gallon, down 14.6 cents, while the Louisiana statewide average slipped 1.6 cents to $2.36 per gallon.
“Another week, and motorists have been greeted with the sixth straight weekly decline in the national average price of gasoline as seasonality continues to drive trends at the pump,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “For now, I expect gas prices to bottom out in the weeks ahead before beginning their seasonal climb toward March.”