The Advocate's Top Headlines

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good morning. Some of our top headlines today:

Post-Ida insurance woes

Four months after Hurricane Ida tore through southeast Louisiana, thousands of residents already worn thin from trying to navigate the byzantine insurance process face a new set of hurdles with their mortgage companies. In this story, Blake Paterson explains how insurance payouts are getting held up and what some Louisiana lawmakers plan to do about it.

Shorter quarantines, isolation 

U.S. health officials halved isolation requirements for COVID-positive people from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine. Here's an explainer on the decision and 

Long lines, test shortages

As omicron drives up COVID case counts at a pace far outstripping past surges in Louisiana, folks are having trouble getting tested in a timely manner. We sent several reporters out in the field Monday to see what people have been dealing with when they try to get tested in the state's fifth and fastest-rising coronavirus wave.

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Thanks for reading, and have a great rest-of-the-day!