{"id":"MET-MSY-027","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of New Orleans, Louisiana","state":"LA","metro":"MSY","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation","authority":"La. R.S. 29:727; Mayoral Proclamation of May 15, 2020 (Ex. 005) (\u0027filed on May 15, 2020\u0027 recited)","instrument":"City of New Orleans Health Department COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines, July 31, 2021 (indoor mask mandate)","title":"COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines (effective July 31, 2021): indoor face-covering requirement for all individuals; workplace requirements","dateIssued":"2021-07-31","effective":"2021-07-31 6:00 a.m. (Public Health Advisory, Ex. 028)","end":"Superseded Aug. 16, 2021 by the vaccination-or-test guidelines (Ex. 029), which carried the mask mandate forward; the indoor mask requirement remained in force on Sept. 30, 2021 (Oct. 29, 2021 guidelines, Ex. 031, relaxed it)","startDate":"2021-07-31","endDate":"2021-08-16","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","GATH","EMP","VAX","EVT"],"addressees":["all individuals over the age of two","all businesses and institutions","employers (workers, vehicles, common areas)","event organizers"],"clause":"The City of New Orleans has suffered a setback in many public health milestones and is facing an increased surge of the Delta variant... [These] restrictions will be effective as of July 31, 2021 at 6:00 A.M.... All individuals over the age of 2 and without breathing complications (i.e. use of oxygen) are subject to an indoor mask requirement and are required to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth: At all times when in indoor spaces outside the household, unless actively eating or drinking; While riding in a vehicle with members outside of the household. Businesses must comply with all safety requirements as set forth herein... All individuals in indoor gatherings are required to wear a face covering over the nose [and mouth]... Outdoor events of more than 500 individuals may operate between 75-100% of capacity if all participants wear masks through the duration of the event... [or] without masking or distancing IF all participants provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status OR a negative COVID test result from a test conducted within 72 [hours]... All businesses and institutions allowed to operate effective July 31, 2021, must implement and [comply with]:... When two or more people are occupying a vehicle for work related purposes, they are required to wear face coverings; All workers must have easy and frequent access to soap and water or hand sanitizer...; Workers shall not report to, or be allowed to remain at, a work or job site if sick or symptomatic","enforcement":"Effect of a temporary emergency order under La. R.S. 29:727 (Ex. 005 ¶ 4); La. R.S. 29:727(G)","functions":["MASK all indoor spaces","EMP every employer: vehicles, screening, common areas, posting","GATH","EVT capacity conditioned on masks or vaccination/test","CB customers masked","WF workers excluded if symptomatic"],"notes":"New Orleans reinstated its indoor mask mandate on July 31, 2021, four days before the State\u0027s 137-JBE-2021 (Aug. 4, 2021). This is the first Q3 2021 instrument to be cited for Orleans Parish.","sourceUrl":"https://ready.nola.gov/NOLAReady/media/Documents/Coronavirus/NOHD-Guidelines-for-reopening-July-31-2021-mask-mandate-FINAL.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":265954,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-MSY","url":"/library/MET-MSY-027","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-MSY-027","citation":"New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation, City of New Orleans Health Department COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines, July 31, 2021 (indoor mask mandate) (Ex. MET-MSY-027)","stateName":"Louisiana","related":["SEC-04-GM-030","SEC-06-GM-040","SEC-14-GM-020","SEC-14-GM-021","SEC-17-GM-036","SEC-17-GM-099","SEC-17-GM-121","SEC-22-GM-059","SEC-23-GM-004","SEC-23-GM-006","SEC-23-GM-016","SEC-23-GM-048"]}