Gas prices continue to rise. Checking Friday at the pump shows the average price in the
Beaumont/Port Arthur area is up five cents from last week to $3.19 a gallon. The statewide
average jumped seven cents to $3.22. This morning’s national average for a gallon of gas
is up four cents from last week to $3.52 a gallon. Californians continue to pay the highest
prices in the country with an average of $4.72 a gallon.