Overall, I have been pretty happy with our Governor. However, this needs to be stopped. Is he scared of offending his Catholic base, or doesn’t he have the right to shut these things down?
Catholic dioceses including New Orleans have complied with the no public service guideline. There are no public masses going on, though the priests are still offering mass privately. Some of the churches are locked. Some are occasionally open for private prayer, with signs reminding about social distancing.
FWIW, as it is currently stated, the mandates do not allow for stopping of people going to a church for private prayer. Obviously this story is not that.