Cash for vaccines; Catholic school mask policy; Library raid halted

The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Kelly P. Kissel | Metro editor

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How badly does a Hammond hospital want people to receive a coronavirus vaccination? It's paying people to take the shots. Local businesses and government agencies took up a collection that allows North Oaks Hospital to pay people $100 — $50 after a first shot and $50 after a second. James Finn reports from Hammond.

Why all this interest in vaccinations? Horrible numbers from the people counting the number of cases in the state. Some figures are as bad as they were in the spring of 2020, when the pandemic ramped up and well before a vaccine was available. Here's a look at Our Lady of the Lake.

And the spike in cases is leading to new deaths. The number of deaths reported by the state today is as high as it was back in March, when vaccines were just becoming more widespread.

A plan to tap library funds to help pay for flood protection landed with a thud last night at Metro Council. Terry Jones explains.

Mama might have told you not to come, but don’t listen. Catch Three Dog Night, whose hits include “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” on Friday night at L’Auberge. And on Saturday singer-songwriter Michael Reno Harrell will be taking the stage at the Red Dragon Listening Room. Check out all the live music listings here.