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Ex. LA-035 Order Primary source read

Proclamation 131 JBE 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Mitigation Measures (emergency renewed)

Governor John Bel Edwards · Louisiana (State)

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Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Level
State
Authority
La. R.S. 29:721 et seq.; La. R.S. 29:760 et seq.
Issued
2021-07-21 July 21, 2021
Effective
2021-07-21
End
2021-08-18; supplemented by 137 JBE 2021 (Aug. 4) and succeeded by 167 JBE 2021 (read as 2021-08-18)
In force
July 21, 2021 to Aug. 18, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementOther
Addressees
  • all individuals at higher risk
  • public conveyances
  • State offices
  • LEAs and early childhood centers
  • correctional institutions
  • local governing authorities
Functions reached
  • EMER
  • MASK conveyances and corrections
  • local stricter measures preserved
Collection
Louisiana LA

Operative words

a statewide public health emergency is declared to continue to exist... all individuals shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth while passengers and operators of public conveyances... All correctional institutions in the State of Louisiana shall continue to require a face covering... All local governing authorities and operators of private businesses and organizations shall retain the authority to issue more restrictive measures than that imposed by the State... these provisions are effective from Wednesday, July 21, 2021 to Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Enforcement

GOHSEP and State Fire Marshal; La. R.S. 29:724(E)

Notes

Recited in 137 JBE 2021: 'on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, the Governor renewed the public health emergency, while advising that additional mitigation measures may be necessary if the threat of the Delta variant... caused increases in cases and hospitalizations.'

Retrieval note

Scanned; 4 pages read by OCR; signed 'this 21st day of July 2021'.