Louisiana families can be thankful for a lower price tag on this year's Thanksgiving dinner.

The average cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in Louisiana is $44.70, a slight decrease from $45.84 last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The modest drop comes at a time when farmers are struggling with high overhead costs, the national turkey population continues to battle avian flu, and consumers are starting to seek nontraditional Thanksgiving meats.

Each year, the American Farm Bureau Federation computes the cost of a typical 11-item Thanksgiving dinner that serves 10 people for its Thanksgiving Dinner Price Survey. Louisiana’s price this year is nearly $10 less than the national average of $55.18, and the second-lowest overall price in the country, just behind

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