Haunted Houses will be allowed to open this year but under strict permitting requirements and pandemic health restrictions.
State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said only 50 people total will be allowed in the building, with 25 of them being customers and the other 25 being workers, performers, and escorts.
Due to these restrictions, haunted houses will not be able to be used as venues for other entertainment until the house ceases operation.
Browning said because of how COVID spreads the houses will only be allowed to take groups through six people at a time.
“One of the things that we are encouraging these venues to do is to embrace some ideas that a lot of other occupancies have. You do scheduling, maybe you sell tickets, you do reservations, you do certain times for people to report,” said Browning.
Requirements like mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing between groups from different households will also be in effect. Browning says each facility will have guidelines to follow.
“We do all of the things that are recommended by federal guidance to eliminate the COVID threat,” said Browning.
To open each facility will have to check in with the state on OpenSafely.la.gov to get guidance on what they need to do to begin.
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