UPDATE: Eight SEC teams have released their reduced stadium capacities so far, with all of them having capacities somewhere between 20 and 25 percent.
Governor John Bel Edwards expects we will know the situation at Tiger Stadium within the next ten days.
“I think you are going to have an answer sooner than later because it takes some time. You cannot decide on the 25th of September what the game-day is going to look like on the 26th,” said Edwards.
LSU opens the season in Baton Rouge on September 26th against Mississippi State.
Edwards says the capacity limits won’t just be based on how safely you can space people out in the stadium, but how safely you can move people around the stadium.
“It is how do you get those individuals through the gate and to their seats? How do you run concessions, how do you run restrooms? How do you get them out at the end of the day? What do game-day activities look like before the game?” said Edwards.
Face coverings will also be mandatory at all SEC games.
Edwards says he is also waiting on plans from ULM, UL-Lafayette, and La Tech as well as LSU. He’s confident their proposals will be adequate.
“I know they are going to be very thoughtful, they are going to take public health and safety into mind foremost and figure out what game day activities look like,” said Edwards.
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