Abbeville Restaurant Owner Explains Why She Is Not Requiring Employees to Wear Masks During Phase 2

Abbeville Restaurant Owner Explains Why She Is Not Requiring Employees to Wear Masks During Phase 2

3 an abbeville restaurant owner is choosing not to make her employees wear masks after many say i's been too hard on them while serving customers.

Is that legal in the state of louisiana under phase 2?

News 15s cassie schirm digs deeper to find the answer.

We are outside of the restaurant and i's this sign right here tha's causing a lot of discussion and even controversy.

I spoke to the owner and she says i's a decision she made with her team.

Pkg"i just went out and made a decision for myself and my employees after talking to them the're responsible they know what they have to do."

Tonya landry hebert one of the owner of dupreys seafood and steak says for her and her employees wearing the masks have been hard for them to do their jobs.

"doing our tables 3 hours straight i noticed they look good we were all kind of cloudy in the head somewhat have headaches someone asked to go into the office to sit for a little bit a lot of times we were't consuming the water like we usually do."so she made the decision to not enforce masks and posted it on their doors."it just does't add up to me i cannot be responsible for the whole world in covid- 19 because my five servers without a fever without sign are waiting on customers without masks."everyone we met outside the restaurant says the're not too worried about third policy to not a wear a mask sot but others on social media have voiced their concerns.

Say they wo't be going to the restaurant for deciding not to wear masks.

But is this a question up for debate or is it set in stone?

According to the louisiana open safely guidelines masks are part of the employee checklist and in the proclamation the governor says all employees shall wear masks.

Governor john bel edwards says if business do't start doing what the're asked they may put in more stricter measures.

"if you go to a business and the're not operating safely within the standards that were talking about if employees do't have masks on if people are too close together for too long.

Time do't go there."the owner of the restaurant says no state department has reached out to her or her restaurant asking them to wear masks.if i's mandatory if they can shut us down and take our license.cassie schirm the governor mentioned yesterday that of business do't start listening to the mandates and following the rules the state may have to suspend licenses like states like texas.

In abbeville 'm cassie schirm news 15.