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State urging residents to take precautions as wildfires impact air quality across south Louisiana
August 28, 2023 4:03 PM
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana health officials are warning residents to take precautions as wildfires affect air quality throughout parts of the state. The warning Monday came just days after people around the capital area observed a haze and reported smelling smoke . Officials said that while no fires were... more » -
As drought persists, grass fires spread: All hands on deck called for blaze in Ascension Thursday Play Video
April 21, 2022 6:43 PM
DARROW – Despite the area being wet enough to no longer be considered a place with an “extreme drought,” dry conditions continued and fueled a rapid grass fire Thursday afternoon. “Every volunteer fire department in [Ascension Parish is] out here,” St. Amant Fire Chief James LeBlanc said. 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 » -
Ten-acre grass fire sparked by stuck pickup's hot exhaust
February 13, 2022 2:22 PM
SPRINGFIELD - A stuck pickup truck's exhaust sparked a sprawling grass fire Saturday. Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #2 reported the fire happened off of Coates Road in Springfield. Firefighters said the people in the truck were spreading grass seeds in a field when their vehicle got stuck.... more »