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(F)(7) ('control ingress and egress to and from the affected area, the movement of persons within the area, and the occupancy of premises therein'); Home Rule Charter § 4-1202 (Department of Health authority to 'adopt and enforce local health and sanitary regulations' and 'institute measures for the control of epidemic, preventable and communicable disease')
- Issued
- 2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-16 6:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-16)
- End
- Until terminated by Mayoral Proclamation; the operative delegation remained the recited authority of every NOHD guideline and Public Health Advisory through Oct. 29, 2021 (Exs. 006-031) (read as 2021-10-29)
- In force
- May 16, 2020 to Oct. 29, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesOther
- Addressees
- the public
- all businesses and institutions in the City
- the Director of Health
- the Department of Safety and Permits
- Functions reached
- every function governed by the NOHD guidelines: DR, BA, SF, FC, PE, BQ, GATH, OF, WF, CB
- Collection
- New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY
Operative words
1. The following orders shall remain in place unless they are eased in accordance with the phased-in approach authorized herein: a. All public and private gatherings shall be canceled or prohibited... b. All Bars, Health Clubs..., Shopping Centers configured as malls..., Live Performance Venues, Reception Facilities... shall cease operations, until Health Department regulations provide otherwise. c. All Restaurants... shall limit their operations to take out and delivery only... until Health Department and/or Department of Safety and Permits regulations provide otherwise.... 2.... I hereby order the Director of Health of the City of New Orleans to promulgate temporary regulations governing the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises within the City of New Orleans... b. Transitions between phases shall be effectuated via Public Health Advisory... c. The temporary regulations shall provide for the option to return to a phase with stricter restrictions... 4. The temporary regulations and any Public Health Advisory promulgated or issued as authorized herein shall have the effect of a temporary emergency order issued by the Mayor of the City of New Orleans as authorized by La. R.S. 29:727 and shall be given prompt and general publicity.
Enforcement
La. R.S. 29:727(G) recited ($500 / six months); Section 2-1000 of the City Code suspended for COVID-19 departmental regulations
Notes
The legal spine of the New Orleans regime from May 16, 2020 to 2022: it converts every Health Department guideline and advisory into an emergency order with the force of La. R.S. 29:727. Signed May 15, 2020 (the nola.gov page slug reads 20200514).
Retrieval noteScanned signed original; pages 3-5 read.