New Orleans Mayor Issues Indoor Mask Advisory, Cites COVID-19 Case Increases

A man watches a press briefing from Mayor LaToya Cantrell in a bar in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 15, 2020. Chris Graythen/Getty Images

New Orleans officials on Wednesday issued an advisory telling people they should wear mask indoors, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the state.

Everyone—vaccinated or unvaccinated—is being asked to wear a mask indoors when with people who are not members of their immediate family.