Pandemic public health restrictions will be loosened Wednesday as Louisiana moves into Phase Three.
Under the new guidelines, the majority of businesses including restaurants can operate at 75 percent capacity, houses of worship will have no limitations on capacity, bars in all parishes can now operate at 25 percent capacity and bars in parishes with a positivity rate under five percent can operate at 50 percent capacity.
Live music will be allowed indoors under an extensive set of guidelines. Gatherings at event centers will be capped at 50 percent capacity and limited to 250 people. Gyms will be remain capped at 50 percent due to CDC recommendations.
Governor Edwards said the mask mandate will stay in place.
“As you ease restrictions on occupancy for example and you bring more people into a venue it is more important than ever that you wear a mask as a way to not increase transmission,” said Edwards.
Edwards said our positivity rate and hospitalization numbers are a third of what they were at our worst ever peak on January 8th, and while we’ve made good progress the virus is still highly prevalent in the state.
“No one should think that we are out of the woods and the mitigation measures remain important if we are going to keep moving in the right direction,” said Edwards.
The order will expire on March 31st.
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