Gas prices continue to soar. The average price in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area is up 54 cents
from last Friday to $4.01 a gallon. The statewide average is up 52 cents to $4.01. The national
average jumped 48 cents to $4.31 a gallon. The highest state average is in California at $5.72 a
gallon. Kansas has the lowest state average at $3.82. These averages are from Triple A Texas.