BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mayor-President Emile “Sid” Edwards has issued an emergency proclamation temporarily prohibiting most outdoor burning across East Baton Rouge Parish as dry weather, low soil moisture, and recent fire activity increase wildfire concerns. RELATED: Pointe Coupee issues…
East Baton Rouge Parish City Hall is seen Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in downtown Baton Rouge, La. The Mayor-President issued an Emergency Proclamation to temporarily ban outdoor burning in East Baton Rouge Parish on Friday. Mayor-President Sid Edwards said this move is…
Early afternoon sunlight slips through the depleted canopy of a cypress swamp on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, on Don Ristroph's family farm property on Point Pleasant south of Plaquemine. The forest, which was dry due to weeks of little rain, is likely…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Some parishes in the Baton Rouge area are under a burn ban as dry conditions continue throughout Louisiana. East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee and St. Helena parishes are under a burn ban as of Thursday, Oct.
A Louisiana state historic marker tells the story of the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse in Clinton. The 1840 structure is the oldest still functioning courthouse in Louisiana. East Feliciana Parish is under a burn ban, as it continues to face “extreme…
Fire on the landscape.
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