Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will extend the COVID-19 public health emergency order that expires Wednesday but virtually all the restrictions meant to control the spread of the illness will be lifted, Edwards said Tuesday.

State mandates limiting the number of people who can gather indoors or outdoors will end. Face coverings will continue to be required on public transportation (which reflects a federal mandate, Edwards said) and in health care facilities, jails and prisons. Masks are “recommended strongly” for unvaccinated people because they still are at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19, he said.