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Governor John Bel Edwards Ends Mask Mandate, Except at Some Schools

Updated: Oct 26, 2021 3:54 PM

Gov. John Bel Edwards is largely ending Louisiana’s nearly three-month-old indoor mask mandate since the state has emerged from its latest coronavirus spike and is seeing lower rates of COVID-19 infection.

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LDH: 460 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths reported Oct. 26

Posted: Oct 26, 2021 11:54 AM

The Louisiana Department of Health reported 460 new cases of COVID-19 on October 26.

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Storm Track 15 is Tracking a Severe Weather Threat for Wednesday

Lafayette Parish School System Announces Masks are Optional in Schools Due to a Decline in COVID Cases

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Nina Creole Wows The Noon Crew With Spooky Savory Treats

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Trick Or Treat Times And Events Across Acadiana

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World Polio Day 2021

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COVID-19 Vaccination Locations Around Acadiana

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Maybelle, The Cross Eyed Cutie, And Marnie Are Looking For Their Forever Home

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New Bernie Sanders Inauguration Day Mittens Bobbleheads

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Meet Marshmallow Fred! Lafayette Animal Shelter's Sweetest Resident

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Indoor mask Mandate Debate

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City of St. Martinville Shutting Off Water Due to Emergency Repairs

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FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

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Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Child Pornography Case

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3K in Narcotics Seized; Man Arrested in Drug Bust

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Suit: Migrant workers illegally underpaid to truck sugarcane

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Man Found Living in Attic of Apartment Arrested

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Perkins Drive At Essen Drive To Close For Drainage Work

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LA 14 Business at the Old Abbeville Bridge, Vermilion Parish - Bridge Closure

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Two Arrested After Being Found In Possession of Narcotics

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LDH: 878 new COVID-19 cases, 18 new deaths reported Oct. 25

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One Dead; Suspect Arrested in W Landry Street Shooting in Opelousas

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High Blood Pressure Growing In African American Men

Image for 19 Year Old Driver Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash in St. Landry Parish

19 Year Old Driver Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash in St. Landry Parish

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Businesses in Breaux Bridge are falling victim to counterfeit bills

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Governor John Bel Edwards Ends Mask Mandate, Except at Some Schools

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LDH: 460 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths reported Oct. 26

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Storm Track 15 is Tracking a Severe Weather Threat for Wednesday

Lafayette Parish School System Announces Masks are Optional in Schools Due to a Decline in COVID Cases

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Nina Creole Wows The Noon Crew With Spooky Savory Treats

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Trick Or Treat Times And Events Across Acadiana

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COVID-19 Vaccination Locations Around Acadiana

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Governor John Bel Edwards Ends Mask Mandate, Except at Some Schools

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LDH: 460 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new deaths reported Oct. 26

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Trick Or Treat Times And Events Across Acadiana

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COVID-19 Vaccination Locations Around Acadiana

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Suit: Migrant workers illegally underpaid to truck sugarcane

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Man Found Living in Attic of Apartment Arrested

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Two Arrested After Being Found In Possession of Narcotics

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Pizza Artista Partnering with Catholic Charities of Acadiana to raise funds to benefit those effected by Hurricane Ida

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Disaster Unemployment Assistance deadline approaching for workers affected by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana Parishes

LPSS Collecting Donated Uniforms for St. Charles Parish Students

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Hurricane Ida Relief Concert At Wonderland Performing Arts

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Thousands of Louisiana students out of school after Ida

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Landry Calls for Emergency Housing in Coastal Parishes

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Most Louisiana Communities Served by Entergy Restored Following Hurricane Ida

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