All Northeast Louisiana Parishes back under a burn ban

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Published: Sep. 29, 2023 at 1:46 PM CDT|Updated: Oct. 23, 2023 at 4:19 PM CDT
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MONROE, La. (KNOE) - UPDATE: As of Oct. 26, all Northeast Louisiana parishes have been placed back under a burn ban. No parishes in Northeast Louisiana are exempt from the statewide burn ban.

See below for prior modifications.

As part of the most recent modifications made on Sept. 27 to the statewide burn ban in Louisiana, individual parishes are allowed to opt in or out of the burn ban.

RELATED: State Fire Marshal modifies burn ban

The following modifications were made to the statewide burn ban:

  • Provides for individual parishes to opt out of the statewide burn ban
  • Provides for fire chiefs to resume granting burn permissions
  • Provides for certain live fire training to resume with written permission from the SFM

The modifications to the statewide burn ban take effect on September 29 at 5 p.m.

As of Oct. 26, all Northeast Louisiana parishes have been placed back under a burn ban. No parishes in Northeast Louisiana are exempt from the statewide burn ban.