04-07-2024 15:28 via wbrz.com

Rising fireworks prices not stopping the party this Fourth of July

ASCENSION PARISH - As customers geared up to light up the sky with roman candles and artillery shells, they also saw another type of boom this year in prices."I think everything's went up because of inflation" Chance Colomb, a customer at Mongo's Fireworks, said. "That's just like everything like the groceries and pretty much everything you buy now," Travis Kais, another customer, said.Kais spent $600 on explosive goods at Mongo's Fireworks stand on Airline Highway. Others had a tighte
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