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Proclamation 58 JBE 2020

State of Emergency for COVID-19 - Phase 1 of Resilient Louisiana

Governor John Bel Edwards · Louisiana (State)

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Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Level
State
Authority
La. R.S. 29:760 et seq.; La. R.S. 29:721 et seq.; La. R.S. 14:329.6
Issued
2020-05-14 May 14, 2020
Effective
2020-05-15
End
2020-06-05; superseded by 74 JBE 2020 (read as 2020-06-05)
In force
May 15, 2020 to June 5, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all individuals
  • all businesses and organizations
  • restaurants, cafes, coffee shops and bars
  • beauty shops, salons and barber shops
  • shopping malls
  • churches
  • casinos, racetracks and video poker
  • gyms
  • places of public amusement
Functions reached
  • DR dining rooms 25%
  • BA bars without food permit closed
  • SL salons 25%, no esthetic services
  • SF retail and malls 25% with SFM-approved plan
  • WS worship 25%
  • FC gyms and casinos 25%; amusement closed
  • OP offices open to public 25%, lobbies closed
  • EMP employee face coverings required
Collection
Louisiana LA

Operative words

all individuals within the State of Louisiana should stay at home as much as possible... All businesses and organizations shall require that any owner or employee having interaction or contact with the public shall wear a mask or a face covering.... The following nonessential businesses shall remain closed to the public and members: a) All places of public amusement... concert and music halls, adult entertainment venues, bowling alleys, bars without an LDH food service permit... b) Certain personal care and grooming businesses including massage establishments, tattoo parlors... All restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops shall be allowed to begin dine-in service under the following conditions: i) No establishment shall exceed 25% of the total occupancy as determined by the State Fire Marshal, counting both the number of employees and number of members of the public present in the building at one time... Waiting areas shall be closed... All buffets or other common food stations shall remain closed.... All other businesses or organizations shall be allowed to continue operations, subject to the following conditions: a) No establishment shall exceed 25% of the total occupancy

Enforcement

Section 4 GOHSEP compliance direction; State Fire Marshal occupancy determinations; Louisiana Gaming Control Board and Racing Commission reopening-plan approval; La. R.S. 29:724(E)

Notes

Section 1(D) keeps the La. R.S. 14:329.6 local-curfew authority; Section 3 incorporates Resilient Louisiana Commission guidance approved by the Governor; CISA version 3.0 businesses 'may remain in full operation' with distancing and face coverings.

Retrieval note

Scanned original read by OCR (6 pages).

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