Governor Edwards announces the creation of an 18-member panel tasked with producing guidelines that would allow parts of the economy to reopen. Edwards says the Resilient Louisiana Commission will reach out to stakeholders in various sectors of the economy, asking them…
“How they believe they can successfully and safely reengage these sectors, open them back up, in ways that are safe for workers and the public in ways that are not going to cause our cases to spike,” says Edwards.
The Commission Co-Chairs are Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson, and former healthcare executive Terrie Sterling.
Pierson says the real work of the Commission will be handled by 15 task forces dedicated to various economic sectors.
“Which ones get engaged early on? Certain healthcare, healthcare delivery, and others. Restaurants, retail, small businesses, all of these will get a look,” says Edwards.
Edwards says the Governor’s office has the sole power to make reopening calls on a case by case basis for each business sector, but he says no decisions will be made without this commission’s input.
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