With the Labor Day holiday weekend just ahead, the average price for a gallon of regular gas statewide is averaging $3.24 a gallon, that's down two pennies in the past week, according to gasbuddy.com. In Louisiana, a gallon’s averaging $3.19, down two cents in the past week. Nationally, the average is $3.42, which is nine cents less from the same time a year ago. Here at home, checking prices this morning in Center, the lowest we found was $3.23 at Wal-Mart, with no change in the past week. AAA is predicting Labor Day weekend travel will be heavier than in recent years.