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Proclamation 93 JBE 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (all business capacity and crowd rules ended; masks on conveyances, in corrections and in schools through the 2020-2021 academic year)

Governor John Bel Edwards · Louisiana (State)

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Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Level
State
Authority
La. R.S. 29:721 et seq.; La. R.S. 29:760 et seq.
Issued
2021-05-25 May 25, 2021
Effective
2021-05-26
End
2021-06-23; renewed by 117 JBE 2021 (read as 2021-06-23)
In force
May 26, 2021 to June 23, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careOther
Addressees
  • all individuals at higher risk
  • public conveyances
  • State offices
  • educational institutions and early childhood centers
  • correctional institutions
  • local governing authorities
Functions reached
  • end of general business restrictions
  • MASK conveyances, corrections, schools to year end
  • WF (school masks to year end)
  • local stricter measures preserved
Collection
Louisiana LA

Operative words

SECTION 2: COVID-19 MITIGATION MEASURES A) All individuals who are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 should stay at home, unless travelling outside the home for an essential activity... This Subsection does not apply to any individuals who are fully vaccinated... 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A) Except as provided for in the remaining Subsections of this Section, the statewide face covering mandate is no longer in effect....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)... all individuals shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth while passengers and operators of public conveyances... D) For the few days remaining in the 2020-2021 academic year, 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. This requirement shall terminate for each institution on the last day of the 2020-2021 academic year. Thereafter, all Local Education Agencies (LEAs), early childhood centers, and higher education institutions are hereby authorized to determine whether to require face coverings... E) All correctional institutions in the State of Louisiana shall continue to require a face covering... 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

Enforcement

La. R.S. 29:724(E); GOHSEP and State Fire Marshal

Notes

The instrument that ended Louisiana's general business restrictions on May 26, 2021; no capacity, crowd or bar provisions remain.

Retrieval note

Scanned; 4 pages read by OCR; signed May 25, 2021, effective 'from Wednesday, May 26, 2021'.