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$71M of timber lost to summer wildfires
By Olivia McClure / Special to the American Press Wildfires that engulfed more than 50,000 acres of Louisiana ... Read more
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Merryville man charged in Bancroft wildfire
Special to the American Press Investigators with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Forestry Enforcement Division have ... Read more
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Local industries assist with recent fire emergencies
Special to the American Press Recent wildfires have swept through Southwest Louisiana due to the continued drought and ... Read more
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Statewide burn ban modified, now up to parishes
The statewide burn ban has been modified to now allow individual parishes to opt out of it and ... Read more
Crime
BREAKING: Pitkin woman arrested on multiple counts of arson related to Rapides, Vernon wildfire
Forestry agents have arrested a Pitkin woman for setting multiple fires in Rapides Parish that made their way ... Read more
Crime
$15,000 reward offered for information in wildfire arson cases
Investigators with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Forestry Enforcement Division have determined that many of the ... Read more
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UPDATE: Tiger Island Fire ‘awakens,’ leads to voluntary evacuation orders
The Tiger Island Fire flared up Sunday afternoon causing voluntary evacuation orders for the area south of La. ... Read more
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UPDATE: Mandatory evacuation for Hubert Smith, Charles Burge Road
Due to containment loss with the Tiger Island Fire, a mandatory evacuation order has been issued for Hubert ... Read more
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BREAKING: Voluntary evacuation ordered as ground lost in Tiger Island Fire containment
Due to containment loss with the Tiger Island Fire, a voluntary evacuation order has been issued for the ... Read more
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UPDATE: Pine needles now biggest obstacle in containing Tiger Island Fire
The Tiger Island Fire — which has consumed 31,083 acres just outside of Merryville — is now 71 ... Read more