Carencro Mayor Glenn Brasseaux announces retirement after 19 years in office

Price of oil could bounce back to nearly $100 a barrel

by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor​ ​ ​

Good morning, Acadiana, and thanks for reading us this morning. We've got the business to get your middle of the week morning started right. We've got a report this morning from longtime Louisiana economist Loren Scott, who is predicting the price of oil will approach $100 a barrel by the end of the year but may not stay there long. Demand is reacxhing pre-pandemic levels.

Don't leave before you scroll down and read about Carencro Mayor Glenn Brasseaux announcing he will retire from his position when his term expires at the end of the year. It'll be the end of his long association with public service that dates back to when he joined the volunteer fire department there as a sophomore in high school.

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