La. Gov. Edwards Releases Statement on Court's Decision to Uphold the Mask Mandate and Bar Restrictions in Response to COVID-19
August 07, 2020
August 07, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on Aug. 6:
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement in response to Judge Janice Clark's ruling in the 19th Judicial District to uphold the mask mandate, bar restrictions and limits on gatherings to no more than 50 that he implemented on July 11 in response to the impact of COVID-19 statewide.
"I am pleased that Judge Clar . . .
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement in response to Judge Janice Clark's ruling in the 19th Judicial District to uphold the mask mandate, bar restrictions and limits on gatherings to no more than 50 that he implemented on July 11 in response to the impact of COVID-19 statewide.
"I am pleased that Judge Clar . . .