Landry’s major victory halts Biden’s requirements of
masks on toddlers and COVID-19 shots for staff and volunteers
MONROE, LA – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has won
another major victory over mandates imposed by the President’s unlawful
mandates in the Head Start Program.
Ruling in favor of Attorney General Landry – Judge Terry
Doughty of United States District Court in the Western District of Louisiana
has granted the State of Louisiana a permanent injunction against the
requirements of masks on toddlers and COVID-19 shots for staff and volunteers
in Head Start Programs.
“I am grateful Judge Doughty applied the law and blocked
this federal overreach from burdening some of our neighbors most in need,” said
Attorney General Landry. “As I said when we first filed suit, masking
two-year-olds and force vaccinating teachers in our underserved communities
would impede child development and cost jobs; fortunately, this attack has been
thwarted.”
Today’s court action restrains the United States Department
of Health and Human Resources, the Administration for Children and Families,
and the Office of Head Start from implementing the Head Start Mandate as set
forth in 86 Fed. Reg. 68052 (November 30, 2021) in Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska,
Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
“I thank my fellow attorneys general for joining me in this
fight for our states’ families, single mothers, and elderly raising their
grandchildren,” added Attorney General Landry. “I will not waver in defending
our toddlers and teachers from government overreach.”