SHREVEPORT, La. An emergency mask mandate apparently was not so much of an emergency after all as Caddo Parish commissioners on Thursday voted 7 to 3 to postpone action until the proposed ordinance could be revised.
The postponement came after several commissioners suggested changes to the proposal that was presented Monday at the work session.Â
Commissioner John Atkins asked to amend the ordinance to change the word mandate to encourage. And Commissioner Todd Hopkins wanted the penalties for violations to be omitted.Â
President L.B. Johnson was the first to recommend holding off on a vote but several commissioners said they were opposed to that. But after the suggested changes were made, Johnson said he would assign the matter to a committee to review the wording and present a revised ordinance at the next meeting. The next work session will be Aug. 2 and regular meeting on Aug. 5.Â