- Picture from the past
Time to
Slow Down
Back in January 1974 the United States was experiencing an oil shortage and the price of gasoline had “soared” past 50 cents a gallon. As part of a nationwide effort to reduce the consumption of the fuel, speed limits of 60 MPH on twolane highways and 70 MPH on four-lane roads were reduced to 55 MPH. Here State Trooper Leon Russo of St. Martinville checked out one of the new speed limit signs on the road to
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