with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorWelcome back! We got a lot of great stories for you this weekend.
Delta bluesThe fast-spreading delta variant is driving the coronavirus surge throughout Louisiana, but in few places more so than the Florida Parishes. Reporter James Finn stopped by a cash-for-shots clinic where he asked people how they overcame their aversion to the COVID vaccine. He also teamed up with Jacqueline DeRobertis on a separate story — which you can read here — about how the rural margins of the capital region have been grappling with case counts higher than at any point in the pandemic. And in some cases, with higher per-capita infections than almost any other part of the country.
More tiki troublesFor the third time in as many weeks, first-responders had to rescue tiki-tubing customers of a trouble-prone water sports company from the Amite River. In the latest incident, there were 15 who got stranded.
Local granteesA Walk On's franchisee and Chimes were among some of the local recipients of a $48 million pot of grants to keep restaurateurs afloat. Did one of your favorite eateries make the list?
As always, thanks for reading! | 
