On March 22, 2020, the State of Louisiana issued a "stay at
home" order directing all residents to stay home,
except for essential activities, essential government functions, or
to participate in the certain permitted "essential
critical" businesses. Louisiana's order allows more
businesses to continue operations than other "stay at
home" orders that other states had issued.
The following businesses are ordered closed (but may conduct
necessary activities such as payroll, cleaning services,
maintenance, or upkeep):
- Places of public amusement, whether
indoors or outdoors;
- All personal care and grooming
businesses;
- All malls, except for stores that
have direct outdoor entrances and provide essential services and
products under the Department of Homeland Security's
Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (DHS CISA)
guidelines;
