Decreases in hospitalizations, case counts, and the positivity rate are positive signs that Louisiana has seen the worst of the most recent COVID surge.
Louisiana needs help and the federal government has been slow to open the purse strings. Governor Edwards is in the nation's capital today to see about securing more federal aid.
The mandate goes into effect Wednesday, August 4, 2021. According to the mandate the governor signed, it will remain in place until at least September 1.
Again, the reopening Phase in Louisiana will look different than the guidance the White House put forward. Here's some of what Louisiana's Phase 2 will look like