Top headlines from Baton Rouge inside.
with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editorGood morning. Here's a quick look at the top headlines before you embark on another winter weekend. Vax mandateLouisiana'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 learningA 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 parkThere'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. Thanks for reading |
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| The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that hospitals can mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees, dealing a blow to hospital staffers… Read more |
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| After a COVID-free fall semester, Cristo Rey Franciscan High School joined a list of Baton Rouge-area schools switching to remote learning … Read more |
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| After sudden floods last year, Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Iberville parish officials promised to work together to clear long-ignored t… Read more |
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| This year’s slate of offerings for the Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival is the most far-reaching in the festival’s history. Read more |
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| Two males suffered non-life threatening injuries after gunfire was reported at about noon Thursday in the Glen Oaks area, according to the … Read more |
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| When a power outage in downtown Baton Rouge disrupted New Year’s Eve celebrations, halted business and brought down city-parish government … Read more |
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| It's Epiphany, the official start of Carnival season — and while COVID's ongoing presence means this may not be the blowout year we hoped f… Read more |
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