As we here in Louisiana brace for the possible landfall of Hurricane Gustav, with Hurricane Katrina a recent memory, preparations are being made for evacuations and shelters.

On top of all this, a local church has decided to "offer some relief to citizens in the community from high gas prices due to recent shifts in our economy." "Bishop Larry L. Brandon and Praise Temple Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral will be giving away $10,000 in free gas to the community at four Murphy USA gas stations near local Wal-Mart stores in the Shreveport-Bossier City area starting at 4 p.m. today."

It appears that members from the church will spend a half hour at each station, giving away $25 of gas to each person.

It should be an interesting experiment to see how efficiently gasoline is rationed when it is both free and likely to be in short supply should the Hurricane hit our state.