'Stay home'; Mayor Cantrell issues mandate to slow coronavirus spread

After talking with other city and state leaders, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell made the decision to issue a stay at home mandate for residents of New Orleans. That mandate means stay home, going out only for critical needs. “We need everyone to comply,” said Mayor Cantrell. “The more people who stay home, the more lives that we will save.” With business restrictions already in place, Mayor Cantrell says this mandate is a more aggressive way to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but it’s going to take folks paying attention. “Most of it, on the front end of this, is personal responsibility and adhering to our people to do the right thing, stay home and save a life,” said Cantrell. “It does in fact wake people up. It gives people a formal notice,” said WWL legal analyst Chick Foret. FULL STORY : https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/he...