{"id":"LA-030","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Louisiana","state":"LA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor John Bel Edwards","authority":"La. R.S. 29:721 et seq.; La. R.S. 29:760 et seq.","instrument":"Proclamation 79 JBE 2021","title":"COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (general face-covering mandate lifted; masks kept on conveyances, in State offices and in all schools; 75% event caps)","dateIssued":"2021-04-27","effective":"2021-04-28","end":"2021-05-26; modified by 85 JBE 2021 (May 14); superseded by 93 JBE 2021","startDate":"2021-04-28","endDate":"2021-05-26","quarters":["2021Q2"],"types":["CAP","MASK","GATH","EVT","SCH","EMP"],"addressees":["all individuals","all businesses and organizations","stadiums","event centers and theaters","conventions","bars","State offices","early childhood, K-12 and postsecondary institutions","local governing authorities"],"clause":"[athletic events] shall [not] exceed 75% of the total occupancy... if an establishment requires patrons to wear face coverings throughout the event, the establishment may increase its occupancy to 100%... [event centers, reception halls, and theaters] No establishment shall exceed 75% of the total occupancy... [conventions] No establishment shall exceed 75%... C)... crowd sizes shall be limited to no more than 75% capacity... SECTION 3: FACE COVERINGS A) Except as provided for in the remaining Subsections of this Section, the statewide face covering mandate is no longer in effect.... B) In accordance with the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 29, 2021, all individuals shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth while passengers and operators of public conveyances... C) All offices of the State of Louisiana shall continue to require all employees and visitors to wear a face covering... D) All early childhood, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions in the State of Louisiana shall continue to require all students, employees, and visitors to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth.... F) All local governing authorities and operators of private businesses and organizations shall retain the authority to issue more restrictive measures than that imposed by the State, including requiring members of the public to wear face coverings while in local governmental buildings and private business establishments.","enforcement":"Section 3(G) trespass enforcement; Section 4 GOHSEP and State Fire Marshal; La. R.S. 29:724(E)","functions":["SP 75% (100% masked)","BQ and PE theaters 75%","MC conventions 75% with SFM plan","GATH 75%","MASK conveyances, State offices, schools and child care","WF (school and child-care masking)","local stricter measures preserved"],"notes":"Bars: seated service, walk-up permitted with return to table; waiting areas and buffets reopened.","sourceUrl":"https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2021/79-JBE-2021-State-of-Emergency-renewingcovid19.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2804417,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"LA","url":"/library/LA-030","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/LA-030","citation":"Governor John Bel Edwards, Proclamation 79 JBE 2021 (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. LA-030)","stateName":"Louisiana","related":["DUT-LA-016","SEC-17-GM-036","SEC-17-GM-099","SEC-25-GM-040","LA-031","LA-029","LA-032","LA-033","LA-028","LA-034","LA-027","LA-035"]}