Diocese of Baton Rouge will still follow COVID guidelines from March 2020 1 month 1 week 5 days ago Saturday, March 06 2021 Mar 6, 2021 March 06, 2021 4:00 PM March 06, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Staff Share: BATON ROUGE - The Diocese of Baton Rouge announced on Saturday that it will not transition to the Phase 3 COVID guidelines. Catholic churches under the Diocese of Baton Rouge will still adhere to the COVID guidelines placed in March 2020. Wearing a mask is still mandatory inside the church, social distancing (accomplished by using every other pew), and retaining current protocols for hand and building sanitization will still be in affect. The Bishop of Baton Rouge, Rev. Michael Duca stated: