Health experts offer views on omicron's eventual arrival
| By Jerry DiColo | Metro editor OMICRON IS COMING: Area health experts are warning that its only a matter of time before the highly-transmissible omicron variant sends COVID cases higher in Louisiana. But they also say there's plenty of hope that residents can take precautions (such as getting vaccinated and receiving a booster shot, wearing a mask in some situations and limiting big gatherings) that could help us weather it. Unlike other parts of the U.S., cases and hospitalizations here are very low, but with the holidays coming, the time is now to prepare. SIX FLAGS AS ART INSTALLATION: For the first time in years, there's movement towards redevelopment at the abandoned Six Flags site in New Orleans east. But while that deal takes shape, an artist is paying homage to the empty amusement park with a new installation. Doug MacCash has the story. VIDEO VOYEURISM CHARGE: The executive director of non-profit ARC of New Orleans was arrested and booked with five counts of video voyeurism and one count of sexual battery earlier this week. Thanks for reading and check out all this and more at NOLA.com. JD |
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| A year after Louisiana began rolling out coronavirus vaccines in what many hoped would bring an end to the pandemic, the omicron variant ha… Read more |
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| Artist E.J. Hill’s striking new sculpture, located in Joe W. Brown Memorial Park in New Orleans East, is a tribute to the long-defunct Six Flags amusement park. The artwork, titled “Rises in the East,” is a brilliantly spare, symbolic design, brimming with both promise and poignancy. Read more |
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| Five people were shot in an eight-hour span in New Orleans, police say. Two died from their injuries in a double homicide in the 6000 block of Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans East. Read more |
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| LSU's 2022 recruiting class will start putting pen to paper Wednesday morning when the early signing period begins. Read more |
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