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Gas hasn’t been lower since 2009
La Crosse is $.10 higher
than state average
The last time people in La Crosse saw gas prices this low, at $1.79 a gallon, Barack Obama had just become president.
That dates back to January of 2009, when the average pump price in Wisconsin bottomed out at $1.65.
That’s the lowest price in the state right now, recorded in the Kenosha area. La Crosse’s price is about a dime below the state average.
Last year, at this time, the statewide average was $2.03. It climbed to nearly $3.00 in August.
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