The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning! Let's run through some of our latest headlines. 

East Feliciana murder trial

The trial of a woman accused of killing an Ethel couple seven years ago opened Wednesday with prosecutors describing the gruesome murder scene.

Reporter Youssef Rddad was there to cover the hearing, which you can read about here. 

Another COVID surge

Lagging vaccination rates and the rapidly spreading delta variant are driving Louisiana's latest surge in COVID cases. We talked to public health experts about the uptick. Here's what they told us. 

Catholic schools keep mask mandate

Public schools may drop the mask requirement once class is back in session, but the Diocese of Baton Rouge is sticking with its face-covering mandate. 

Our education reporter Charles Lussier breaks down the new rules as we head into the new school year. 

As always, thanks for reading!