Also, a vaccine mandate goes to La. Supreme Court
| By Bob Warren Fog clamps down on travel: If you’ve been out and about this morning you might have noticed a blanket of fog over parts of the area. Photographers love it -- it makes great pix. But it can cause travel headaches – especially at the airport, where a number of flights have been delayed. Ida's debris: Speaking of weather, across the region signs of Hurricane Ida still line some roadways. In St. Tammany, for instance, where 2 million cubic yards of downed trees and other green debris have already been hauled off, officials now say Christmas is the target date for pickup to be substantially wrapped up. Ochsner vaccine rule: The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about Ochsner’s employee vaccine requirement. COVID vaccines and vaccine requirements, of course, have sparked heated debate this year. The court could hand down a decision in this Ochsner case by year’s end, Emily Woodruff reports. And speaking of COVID . . . a few more cases of the omicron strain have popped up in Louisiana. Virtual Van Gogh: You might have seen video on social media of that way-cool Van Gogh virtual art experience. Maybe you've even been lucky enough to see it in person. Well, it's coming to New Orleans, Doug MacCash reports. Tickets go on sale Friday. Hope you enjoyed the Lunch Line. Thanks for taking a break with us today. BW |
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| Airlines canceled or delayed flights for two consecutive days because of foggy conditions. Read more |
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| The Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from lawyers representing Ochsner Health and employees challenging the hospital operator's vaccine mandate and is set to make a decision on whether the mandate is enforceable. Read more |
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| The Louisiana Department of Health reported three probable cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of cases to four in Louisiana. Read more |
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| Vincent Van Gogh, the tortured 19th-century genius who imbued sunflowers and the starry night sky with turbulent human emotion, took his own life 131 years ago. But our devotion to his brash, brilliantly colored paintings has never dimmed. In ways, it has brightened. Read more |
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| For the court-appointed monitors who oversee the reform effort at the New Orleans jail, it was a disturbing incident worthy of reporting to a judge at a public hearing in March. Read more |
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| About 90% has been collected, parish official says Read more |
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| Joseph William Richard, 98, of Church Point, Louisiana, was a ship fitter in the U.S. Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii when it was attacked 80 years ago. He and other heroes like Earline Gaither, 96, of Marietta, Georgia who was a Rosie the Riveter who helped build B-24 aircraft, attended the National World War II Museum's Pearl Harbor commemorative ceremony on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in New Orleans. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) Read more |
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