Louisiana Association of Business and Industry urges residents to follow COVID-19 safety precautions, avoid another shutdown
By: Rachel Mipro - August 3, 2021 8:02 pm
A surgical mask and an N95 mask hang on display for sale at a pharmacy. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images.
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the state’s largest business organization, urged Louisianians to follow Gov. Edwards’ COVID-19 guidelines in a Tuesday press release, saying the economy is “too fragile” to take another shutdown.
LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack encouraged vaccinations, saying with increasing COVID-19 cases and students returning to schools and colleges, everyone should take the shot and also implement the safety measures laid out in Edwards’ Monday executive order.