The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- City of New Orleans, Louisiana · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
- Level
- City
- Authority
- La. R.S. 29:727; Mayoral Proclamation of May 15, 2020 (Ex. 005)
- Issued
- 2020-10-01 Oct. 1, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-10-03 6:00 a.m. (City release of Oct. 1, 2020 announcing the move to a gradual Phase 3 on Saturday, Oct. 3) (read as 2020-10-03)
- End
- 2020-10-17 6:00 a.m. (Phase 3.2, Ex. 013) (read as 2020-10-17)
- In force
- Oct. 3, 2020 to Oct. 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q4
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- the public
- restaurants
- bars
- retail
- houses of worship
- theaters
- all businesses
- Functions reached
- GATH 50/100
- SF 75 percent
- DR 75 percent
- BA on-site consumption prohibited
- WS 50 percent, choirs prohibited
- PE theaters 50 percent/250
- MASK
- EMP
- Collection
- New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY
Operative words
1. All indoor public and private gatherings shall be limited to 50 individuals and outdoor public and private gatherings shall be limited to 100 individuals.... Retail stores shall be allowed to open at 75% of permitted occupancy...; Restaurants shall be allowed to open at 75% of indoor permitted occupancy and 100% of [outdoor]...; [Bars:] On-site consumption of any food or drinks is prohibited.... Houses of Worship shall be allowed to open for services at 50% of permitted occupancy... Choirs are prohibited from performing or rehearsing.... Movie Theaters shall be allowed to open at 50% of permitted occupancy or 250... Face coverings are required at all times for employees and customers.
Enforcement
Effect of a temporary emergency order under La. R.S. 29:727 (Ex. 005 ¶ 4)
Notes
The City's 'gradual Phase 3' kept bars closed to on-site consumption three weeks after the State's Phase 3 allowed bar reopening in low-positivity parishes.
Retrieval noteEffective date from the City's Oct. 15, 2020 release ('since we initiated Phase 3 two weeks ago') and the Oct. 1 release; the Oct. 3 date is stated with that basis.