Gov. John Bel Edwards’ new COVID-19 emergency order means most of the remaining restrictions will be lifted, including business capacity and crowd size guidance.
A mask is still recommended for those not vaccinated and masks will still be required on public transit.
Starting with summer programs, the mask date for schools will be lifted. The governor says each school district will set its own mask policies.
Edwards says we are in a better place than at any point during the pandemic.
In New Orleans their Director of Communications Beau Tidwell says there are no changes to the guidelines in place for the city. Tidwell says public health leadership is reviewing the new guidance from the state and anticipate further announcement later in the week.
