Washington Parish has followed St. John Parish in issuing a COVID-19 curfew.
"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.," Sheriff Randy Seal said in a Facebook post today. "The curfew extends to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic."
He says the only exceptions are for first responders, essential workers and people seeking medical treatment.