Covington Representative Mark Wright joins Oil City Representative Danny McCormick in calling for the stay at home order to end April 30th as currently scheduled.
The Northshore Republican says businesses should be allowed to implement rules that allow for partial reopening, including dine-in options for restaurants.
“With proper distancing and under proper conditions. Let’s face it in Louisiana, especially in the New Orleans area that’s been devastated. It’s a big part of our culture and a big part of our economy,” says Wright.
He pointed to other examples like small retail stores allowing shoppers to enter one at a time.
Wright says those who are most vulnerable to the virus are aware of their risk factors and can make their own decisions.
“We are trying to contain the uncontainable. This is not going to go away until we have a vaccine and we need to have some standards and decide that these risks are going to happen and we need to let people open,” says Wright.
Wright says the state needs to look at easing restrictions like our neighbors in Texas and Oklahoma and starting May 1st reopen as much as possible.
“This really is about livelihood, about jobs, and about the people working for these businesses and how they can exist into the future,” says Wright.
Federal models call for the continuing of stay at home orders nationwide through May to avoid another major reoccurrence of COVID-19.
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