Edwards reinstates indoor mask mandate amid COVID surge

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Gov. John Bel Edwards today reinstated a statewide mask mandate for indoor locations, including schools and colleges, as the state struggles with a fast-growing fourth surge of COVID-19 driven by the delta variant and one of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates. Edwards announced the mandate, which goes into effect Wednesday, less than three months after

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