TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS & PHILLIPS LLP: Louisiana Statewide Mask Mandate Lifted, Placing Business Owners in Control of Mask Policies
By Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips LLP issued the following announcement on Apr. 30. On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate has been lifted, with some exceptions,[1] following months of sustained improvement in COVID hospitalizations and an increase in the supply and availability of vaccines. Under the Governor’s new public health order, mask policies in Louisiana will now be set by local leaders and business owners, though social distancing and masking in public are still recommended by both the State of Louisiana and the C...