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Louisiana attorney general says mask mandate likely illegal

by Associated Press
| July 15, 2020 12:03 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Landry, who is currently quarantining after testing positive for the coronavirus, issued a legal opinion Wednesday saying the governor's statewide mask mandate and bar restrictions to combat the outbreak appear to violate Louisiana's constitution.

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