Skip to content
The COVID Project
  1. Library
  2. New Orleans and Baton Rouge
  3. MET-MSY-002

Ex. MET-MSY-002 Order Primary source read

Mayoral Proclamation to Promulgate Emergency Orders During the State of Emergency Due to COVID-19 (filed Civil District Court No. 2020-02602, Div. G-11, Mar. 17, 2020)

Mayoral Proclamation to Promulgate Emergency Orders During the State of Emergency Due to COVID-19

Mayor LaToya Cantrell · City of New Orleans / Parish of Orleans, Louisiana (City)

Open exhibit (PDF, 430 KB)Source (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (opens in a new tab)
The COVID Project

The record

Jurisdiction
City of New Orleans / Parish of Orleans, Louisiana · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
Level
City
Authority
La. R.S. 29:727 (including 29:727(F): 'control ingress and egress... the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises therein' and 'suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of alcoholic beverages'); Home Rule Charter
Issued
2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17 6:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-17)
End
2020-04-16 6:00 a.m. by its terms; continued by the Apr. 15, 2020 proclamation (Ex. 004) to May 16, 2020 and by the May 15, 2020 proclamation (Ex. 005) until eased by Health Department regulation (read as 2020-04-16)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to Apr. 16, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars
Addressees
  • the public (all gatherings)
  • bars, health clubs, gyms, fitness centers, shopping malls, live performance venues, reception facilities
  • all restaurants
Functions reached
  • DR dining rooms closed
  • BA bars closed
  • FC gyms and fitness closed
  • ML malls closed
  • PE live performance venues closed
  • BQ reception facilities and events closed
  • GATH all gatherings
  • CB customer base
Collection
New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY

Operative words

1. All public and private gatherings shall be canceled or prohibited in non-emergency situations and where possible. In limited circumstances, personal gatherings should be limited to the number of persons in a reasonable household size.... Loitering outside of any of these essential service providers shall be prohibited. 2. Bars, Health Clubs (e.g. gyms and fitness centers), Shopping Centers configured as malls (but not strip centers), Live Performance Venues, Reception Facilities, and other establishments where large gatherings routinely occur and/or where the risk of possible COVID-19 spread exists, shall cease operations. 3. Restaurants, as defined in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, shall limit their operations to take out and delivery only, including the sale of alcohol in accordance with City and State issued permits.

Enforcement

La. R.S. 29:727(G): fine not more than $500 or confinement not more than six months, or both (recited in Exs. 004-005); NOPD enforcement; Mar. 23, 2020 City release 'Compliance with Mayoral Emergency Orders Mandatory'

Notes

Paradigm closure order for the largest city in Louisiana, one day before the State's 30-JBE-2020 bar and restaurant closure and six days before the statewide stay-at-home order.

Retrieval note

Scanned signed original (landscape scan); all four pages read.

A record of The COVID Project. The instrument's text is the source's; the summary fields are The COVID Project's reading of it. Not legal advice.