The new restrictions went into effect at 6 a.m. on Jan. 8. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 10:13 AM CST January 8, 2021
NEW ORLEANS New Orleans moved back to modified Phase One coronavirus restrictions, limiting businesses to 25% of normal capacity and restricting gathering to only people in immediate households.
The new restrictions went into effect at 6 a.m. on Friday after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell made the announcement earlier this week. The restrictions will last for at least three weeks during which city leaders will evaluate COVID-19 data to determine if it is safe to reopen businesses further. Last week, our positivity rate was 5.5%, we ve gotten our numbers for this week and we re up to 10.4%, Cantrell said. You can t make it up. It s real.