Parish Updates

Contents

4/1/20 - Curfew in Effect

3/29/20 - Washington Parish President Richard “Ned” Thomas' Press Release

3/23/20 - Washington Parish President Richard “Ned” Thomas' Press Release

3/23/20 - Message from Sheriff Seal Regarding Coronavirus Procedures

3/19/20 - Washington Parish President Richard “Ned” Thomas' Statement

3/17/20 - First Reported Case regarding a Washington Parish Resident 

4/1/20

Curfew

ORDER PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO LSA-RS 14:329.6


Whereas, in times of a public emergency, Louisiana Revised Statute 14:329.6 empowers the chief law enforcement officer of any parish to establish a curfew and prohibit and/or control pedestrian and vehicular traffic, except essential emergency vehicles and personnel as well as prohibit and control the presence of persons on public streets and places;


Whereas, the Honorable John Bel Edwards, Governor of the State of Louisiana, on March 11, 2020, proclaimed a public health emergency relative to COVID-19, and has subsequently extended that order through the month of April;


Now therefore I, Randy Seal, Sheriff of Washington Parish, Louisiana, and chief law enforcement officer of Washington Parish, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:


Effective this date, April 1, 2020, and continuing thereafter until further notice, a curfew is in effect for all of Washington Parish between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for all persons within the parish except for law enforcement and emergency personnel and those persons traveling to and from their place of employment or to and from any medical facility. The curfew extends to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.


Randy “Country” Seal

Sheriff of Washington Parish

3/19/20

Washington Parish President Richard “Ned” Thomas' Statement

“As of 9:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 19, the Louisiana Department of Health  is reporting 347 cases of COVID-19 in Louisiana, of which two cases were identified as being Washington Parish residents. There have been eight confirmed deaths and a total of 805 tests completed.

     

As your parish president, I urge all citizens of Washington Parish to heed  the guidelines given by the Centers for Disease Control, the Louisiana  Department of Health and the executive orders issued by Gov. John Bel  Edwards, especially social distancing. I am adjusting my workforce and  encouraging sick employees to stay home and working with those employees  that don’t have proper childcare due to school closures. Additionally, I am limiting access to the general public, in order to protect my  employees and limiting face-to-face contact within parish government.

Please  continue to wash your hands often for at least 20 seconds, cover your cough, stay away from sick people and more importantly stay home if you are sick. I cannot stress enough how important it is for everyone to take actions to reduce the risk of getting sick, by practicing social  distancing and unnecessary travel.”

-Parish President Richard "Ned" Thomas

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