LIVINGSTON PARISH - Livingston Parish - the last parish to have a burn ban - lifted the ban Monday.

The state lifted its burn ban nearly a week earlier. The ban had been ordered in August as wildfires plagued the state during a period of extreme drought, 

Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks lifted the ban briefly last month, but re-implemented it after 10 days.

"This time of the year, usually we are able to go ahead and lift it and probably keep it lifted because we should get a lot of moisture between now and the end of the year," Ricks said.

Ricks said he hoped the ban would protect citizens as well as the parish firefighters. 

He urged citizens to take precaution and be smart when lighting fires outside for the upcoming months.