COVID-19 compliance violations found; no one cited
A citation is not the only course of action available to those who enforce the guidelines The Louisiana fire marshal s office is among agencies tasked with enforcing the state s COVID-19 guidelines. Louisiana officials have said that they use education and motivation to gain compliance with the restrictions. By Curtis Heyen | January 21, 2021 at 4:31 PM CST - Updated January 21 at 7:13 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) The Louisiana fire marshal’s office issued not one citation last year for failure to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines issued by Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Deputy fire marshals began responding to complaints and making the compliance visits when Edwards lifted the stay at home order in May and moved the state into Phase I of its coronavirus recovery plan.