Masks are no longer required to ride on public transportation in New Orleans.
On Tuesday, The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority announced they are dropping its requirement that passengers mask up on buses, ferries, and streetcars.
“This is due to TSA’s announcement that it will no longer enforce its Security Directives and Emergency Amendment requiring mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs. The RTA, in concurrence with the CDC continues to recommend that people wear masks in indoor public transportation settings at this time," RTA officials said in a statement on Tuesday.
The move comes after a federal judge in Florida ruled against the federal mask mandate on all public transportation. Officials at the New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport also announced masks will be optional.
