lcg shop safe initative

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Lafayette mayor president josh guillory announcing .....new guidelines for those that fall in the grey area of essential businesses in order to remain open...news 1's leigha mcneil has the details standup: with the support of the city and parish council as well as other mirrors in lafayette parish mayor president josh guillory has an ounce shop safe initiative that he hopes will get the economy moving again in life to get parish"the economic consequences of the public health response has been a little short of devastating" with unemployment at an all time high in lafayette parish, mayor-president josh guillory hopes to give some relief to business who neither essential or nonessential under gov john bel edwards orders "under the governors existing orders these grey area businesses can operate so long as they limit the number of persons who access their facility and practice social distancing" guillory has also implemented further restrictions to businesses that will open: all employees must wear masks, operate with 25% of their max capacity, and create markers that promote social distancing well guillory hopes this order will move lafayett's economy forward h's prepared to pull the plug if cases rise"this guidance maybe withdrawn if ther's a spike in any hospital admissions or reported cases of covid-19" "the hospitals are not test right now w're busy but w're not overflowing we have a surge plan so we have the ability to absorb some of this" dr. doug clament lcg medical director, says though the parish is implementing the safe shop policy he encourages people to still follow preventative measures"so why were still asking you to keep your distance wash your hands or a mask if you have one but still we need to be able to have some benefit we have to be able to open up some of these businesses to get the economy rolling again"standup: if you are a small business owner and you think you fall in that gray area but are't really sure you can call 311 and dial two there they will give you more information about if you can re-open in lafayette leigha mcneil news15 thanks leigha...if you are a business owner and need help with gathering masks, contact leda....businesses that violate the mayor presiden's guidelines, could face 6 months in jail, a 500 dollar fine, and get their power shut