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You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.New Orleans residents are starting to get the cold shoulder from officials in neighboring states due to the city's surge in known cases of the&nbsp;.On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that people traveling from New Orleans to Texas by air are now ordered to self-quarantine once they arrive in the state. The executive order to fill out paperwork detailing their stay in Texas and quarantine for 14 days after arriving.&nbsp;Texas already has nearly 1,500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus across all of its major cities. Abbott said that the quarantine was designed to help slow the spread."This is intended simply to achieve the goals that have been articulated by the CDC and the White House organization focused on reducing the spread of the coronavirus in the United States," Abbott said during a news conference at the Texas Capitol in Austin, .The order comes as some Mississippi officials have also started to worry about an influx of New Orleans residents traveling to Bay St. Louis and other areas along the Mississippi Gulf Coast — cities and towns where many Louisianians have vacation homes or condos. reported Bay St. Louis Mayor Mike Favre was concerned that New Orleans residents could bring the coronavirus with them.“We have major concerns because they have the fastest growing number of cases of this virus and we are the closest to them,” Favre told the Sun-Herald.Mississippi had at least 485 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Wednesday evening.Reporter Emily Woodruff shares weekly updates and insights on local health news, including COVID coverage and medical research. Sign up today.In Texas, Abbott reportedly said in the news conference that Dr. Deborah Birx, a member of the White House's coronavirus task force, was one person who suggested the quarantine requirements.The Texas Department of Public Safety is handling the enforcement of the order, which also applies to travelers from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards responded to Abbott's decision at a news conference Thursday."I cannot say that's not inappropriate," Edwards said.The move by Gov. Abbott comes after Florida issued a similar order requiring New Yorkers traveling to the state by air to quarantine. Both Florida and Texas are believed to already have significant community spread of COVID-19.Known coronavirus cases in New Orleans are increasing faster than in nearly any other county-level jurisdiction outside of New York.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Contact Kyle Whitfield at© Copyright 2022 , 840 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA&nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.New Orleans residents are starting to get the cold shoulder from officials in neighboring states due to the city's surge in known cases of the&nbsp;.On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that people traveling from New Orleans to Texas by air are now ordered to self-quarantine once they arrive in the state. The executive order to fill out paperwork detailing their stay in Texas and quarantine for 14 days after arriving.&nbsp;Texas already has nearly 1,500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus across all of its major...

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