St. Landry Parish extends curfew, adjusts hours

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St. Landry Parish has extended a parish-wide adult and juvenile curfew until May 15 to coincide with the state’s stay-at-home order as part of the response to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Parish Government did adjust the times of the curfew. The curfew is now 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily.
The curfew had been 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Gov. John Bel Edwards extended his stay-at-home order until May 15, as Louisiana works to slow the spread of COVID-19, which extends the length of time that schools and some businesses are closed and continues limits on the size of gatherings.
On Wednesday, the number of reported cases in St. Landry Parish reached 180, with 42 deaths reportedly connected with COVID-19.
All pedestrian and vehicular movement is prohibited during curfew hours except for travel associated with fire, police, emergency, and hospital services. Only employees working for companies or businesses listed as essential in Edwards’ executive order will be allowed to travel during curfew hours.