Omicron doubles delta
with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editorIt's midday on hump day. Here are things you need to know as we head into the back half of the week:
Double trouble Omicron infections in the Baton Rouge area are twice what the region saw at the same time during the delta wave of COVID infections. James Finn reports, with an assist from Terell Wilkins and Paul Cobler.
Catalyst for woe An auto part designed to reduce vehicle emissions has become a target for thieves. Baton Rouge Police never used to keep track of catalytic converter thefts, then last year reported hundreds of them. Elyse Carmosino has our story.
COVID in schools A union representing teachers in the East Baton Rouge School District asked its members to walk out today to protest a district policy that still has schools open despite high COVID numbers. How's the protest going? Charles Lussier is checking into it. |
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 | A protest by a Baton Rouge teacher union over the school district's handling of COVID has not caused any additional school closures, though… Read more |
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 | The omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster among people around Baton Rouge than any of the virus’s past strains, data show. Read more |
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 | There is no plan for East Baton Rouge Parish to go back to requiring masks amid the latest surge of COVID-19 cases, officials said Tuesday.… Read more |
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 | A few days before Christmas, Cheryl Vizinat pulled into the parking lot of Academy Sports for some last-minute holiday shopping. Read more |
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 | From rural villages to inner cities, high-speed internet is unreachable for thousands of Louisianans, but with millions of dollars in grant… Read more |
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 | The East Baton Rouge Metro Council’s 11 current members will temporarily fill the vacant District 5 seat during a special meeting Wednesday… Read more |
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 | A state judge has ordered LSU to hand over records of an assistant professor's experiments on sparrows to an animals rights group, the grou… Read more |
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 | A Baton Rouge woman who pleaded no contest to manslaughter in her boyfriend's 2017 slaying after her non-unanimous murder conviction was th… Read more |
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 | Arkansas safety Joe Foucha and UL cornerback Mekhi Garner both announced they were transferring to LSU. Read more |
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