Burn Ban Issued in Beauregard Parish Due to Dry Conditions
Burn Ban Issued in Beauregard Parish Due to Dry Conditions
Beauregard Parish, Louisiana – Due to the extremely dry conditions statewide and the overwhelming emergency responses recorded by local fire officials, an emergency burn ban was issued for Beauregard Parish by Kelly Bailey, President of the parish police jury.
The burn ban does not apply to prescribed burns by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, by those trained and certified by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or by those who conduct prescribed burning as a “generally accepted agriculture practice” as defined by the Louisiana Right to Farm Law.
Previously, Beauregard Parish Fire District 4 asked citizens to refrain from burning.
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