Louisiana’s statewide burn ban lifted
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana’s statewide burn ban was lifted at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, according to the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The burn ban was initially issued in August and was modified as recently as late September to give individual parishes the choice to opt out of the ban.
A burn ban will remain in place for at least one parish in Louisiana until further notice. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, residents living in that parish should continue to avoid burning.
Officials are also reminding residents that the only legal items that can be burned in Louisiana are vegetation and ordinary yard waste like leaves, tree branches, and grass clippings.
Residents are not allowed to burn the below items, according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality:
- Plastic and other synthetic materials
- Tires and other rubber products
- Paints, household, and agricultural chemicals
- Asphalt shingles, heavy oils, wire
- Newspaper, cardboard, and other paper products
- Buildings and mobile homes
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