As Omicron Hits, La. Gov. Edwards Extends Louisiana's Public Health Emergency, Requires Masking in Most State Offices
December 22, 2021
December 22, 2021
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 22 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on Dec. 21, 2021:
Gov. John Bel Edwards today extended Louisiana's Public Health Emergency order related to COVID-19, including a provision allowing all state government agencies to require mask wearing, given the fast-spreading Omicron variant, which is now the dominant strain in the United States and Louisiana according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Stat . . .
Gov. John Bel Edwards today extended Louisiana's Public Health Emergency order related to COVID-19, including a provision allowing all state government agencies to require mask wearing, given the fast-spreading Omicron variant, which is now the dominant strain in the United States and Louisiana according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Stat . . .