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Council Kills Mask Ordinance
LAFAYETTE A mask mandate proposed by city councilman Glenn Lazard is dead.
The city council voted 3-2 to kill that ordinance, which would have required people to wear masks in public facilities. Lazard and Pat Lewis voted for the ordinance. Andy Naquin, Liz Webb Hebert, and Nanette Cook voted against it.
According to council clerk Veronica Williams, the council office received more than 3,059 phone calls about the mask ordinance. Of those calls, 2,060 were against the ordinance; 999 were in support.
The majority of the speakers at the council meeting supported the ordinance. Among those speakers was Dr. Ernest Kinchen. He said it s necessary to protect the lives and the health of the people who not only live in the city, but also those who visit the city.