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  • Capital Area heads into Thanksgiving week with mixed bag of 'burn ban' decisions

    November 17, 2023 10:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE - On Friday, St. Tammany Parish became the latest parish in Louisiana to opt out of a statewide burn ban. In the Capital Area, and elsewhere, the situation varies greatly from one locale to the next. A tracking map managed by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture... more »
  • Tangipahoa Parish latest to reinstate burn ban

    October 28, 2023 1:11 PM

    AMITE - Tangipahoa Parish government says it has reinstated a burn ban "due the the extreme dry conditions and at the request of the parish's local fire chiefs." The move follows a similar decision by Livingston Parish this week. Local governments have been able to determine whether to... more »
  • Iberville Parish lifts burn ban

    October 16, 2023 5:25 PM

    PLAQUEMINE - The Iberville Parish Council on Monday said officials have decided to lift the burn ban that has been in effect there since the summer. It's the latest local parish to make such a move, following similar actions last week by Ascension and Tangipahoa parishes. The ban was... more »
  • State will allow individual parishes to opt out of statewide burn ban Play Video

    September 27, 2023 4:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is set to ease restrictions considering the statewide burn ban, which has been in effect since August 14. Under new rules starting Friday, September 29, individual parishes can choose to opt out of the ban. Fire chiefs also have the... more »
  • Large brush fire erupts in Livingston Parish as burn ban takes effect Tuesday Play Video

    February 15, 2022 4:00 PM

    DENHAM SPRINGS – The day a statewide burn ban went into effect, numerous fire crews were dispatched to a difficult fire burning through woods in Livingston Parish. Crews spent about two hours getting the fire under control near neighborhoods off Dunn Road northeast of Denham Springs. Multiple fire districts... more »
  • Burn ban issued for Louisiana due to dry conditions

    February 14, 2022 12:41 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A state-wide burn ban was issued for Louisiana, two days after a ten-acre grass fire was sparked by a hot exhaust from a stuck pickup. "Due to the extremely dry conditions statewide and the overwhelming emergency responses recorded by local fire officials, State Fire Marshal Butch... more »
  • La State Fire Marshal: Multi-Parish burn ban updated following Hurricane Ida

    September 28, 2021 5:32 AM

    BATON ROUGE - As recovery efforts progress following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain are lifting the cease and desist order issued for all private burning for two parishes: Iberville and St. Bernard. The cease and... more »
  • Ascension Parish lifts burn ban Friday

    September 17, 2021 12:58 PM

    ASCENSION PARISH - Clint Cointment, President of Ascension Parish, announced Friday that the area burn ban has been lifted. Though the burn ban is no longer in effect as of Friday, September 17, residents are asked to practice fire safety at all times. Click here for more information... more »
  • Tangipahoa & Ascension Parishes lift curfew and burn ban following Hurricane Ida

    September 17, 2021 12:34 PM

    The burn ban and nightly curfew has been lifted in Tangipahoa and Ascension Parishes following Hurricane Ida's landfall. In Tangipahoa Parish, o fficials say the only Hurricane Ida-related restriction still in place involves recreational traffic on local waterways. High water from Hurricane Nicholas and continued issues with Ida-related debris... more »
  • Officials announce statewide burn ban lifted

    November 21, 2016 4:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Officials announced that the statewide burn ban has been lifted. The burn ban that prohibited outdoor burning was issued on Nov. 5 due to extremely dry conditions in the state, according to officials. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain... more »
  • Burn ban issued for most of Louisiana

    November 5, 2016 12:57 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A statewide burn ban has been issued for most parishes in Louisiana due to extremely dry conditions within the state, officials said. State Fire Marshal H. "Butch" Browning and the Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain issued a cease and desist order for all private burning,... more »
  • Burn ban lifted after heavy La. rains

    October 26, 2015 4:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A heavy, soaking rain this weekend caused state fire authorities to life Louisiana's burn ban on Monday. The State Fire Marshal's Office and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry agreed the ban should be lifted Monday evening at 6 p.m. after the rains reduced the chance... more »
  • Brush fires keeping fire crews busy Play Video

    October 20, 2015 12:03 AM

    LIVINGSTON - Fire crews battled another fire in woods Monday night. The fire, seen in the distance as a bright orange glow along Burgess Road, was eventually put out. The fire department said it was the second time firefighters responded to the fire in one day. There have... more »
  • Burn ban in place for all of La. starting Friday morning Play Video

    October 15, 2015 8:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE - As of Friday morning, all private burning is illegal because of a cease and desist order issued by the State Fire Marshal. Private burning shall only be allowed by permission of the local fire department or government, State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said in a joint... more »
  • Parts of La., Miss. experiencing extreme drought

    October 15, 2015 11:47 AM

    BATON ROUGE - After seeing less than an inch of rain in the past 30 days, parts of our area stretching north from I-12 are now in extreme drought. 8.89 inches of rain ranks fourth for all-time lowest 90-day totals from mid-July to mid-October. The... more »
  • Some Livingston Parish residents embrace burn ban Play Video

    October 14, 2015 6:23 PM

    LIVINGSTON PARISH - On Tuesday afternoon, Parish President Layton Ricks issued a parish-wide burn ban order following a bone-dry stretch of weather that has made portions of the area a veritable tinderbox itching to ignite. While there surely are drawbacks for some, many parish residents see a silver-lining that... more »
  • Burn ban in place for Livingston Parish

    October 13, 2015 4:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Emergency officials said a burn ban had been put in place Tuesday for Livingston Parish. Brandi Janes, the deputy director of the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the State Fire Marshal recommended they put the ban in place at 4 p.m.... more »

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