LSU is dropping its mask mandate for students and staff at the university starting today.
Officials said due to the drop in COVID cases on campus and around the region, they are scaling back some of the COVID protocols.
Starting today, masks will no longer be required but they are still encouraged. The university added that classes can resume in person if they were virtual due to COVID.
In a letter sent to faculty and staff LSU president William Tate IV wrote due to decreasing COVID case rates both on campus and in the Baton Rouge area, effective Monday, Feb. 14, all classes will resume their delivery modality as listed in the course catalog. In addition, effective Feb. 14, masks will no longer be required indoors or outdoors, but are still encouraged. Tate wrote that N95 and KN95 masks provide the best protection.
