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. Tuesday. due to dry conditions in the parish.

Parish President Layton Ricks signed the ban Tuesday. It's in effect until further notice.