The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. Here's a quick look at the top headlines before you embark on another winter weekend.

Vax mandate

Louisiana's hospitals can mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees.

So says Louisiana's high court, which ruled against healthcare workers who mounted a legal challenge against the requirement, as Andrea Gallo reports. 

Remote learning

A host of local schools are temporarily switching to remote learning after a post-holiday spike in COVID cases. James Finn tells us which ones will go virtual for how long in this roundup. 

New dog park

There's a new dog park in the capital region, marking the sixth for BREC and a first for Central. The Lovett Road Park, which opened just before Christmas, boasts expansive green space and separate enclosures for large and small dogs. George Morris has the story. 

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