Rain Relief Might Soon Lift Northwest Louisiana’s Burn Bans

Burn bans are still in effect across much of northwest Louisiana, but more rain is on the way. We could see the conditions ease by the end of this week.

As the fire risk increases across the state, Louisiana’s leaders restrict open burning with burn bans.

“Open burning” is burning material outside on open ground without a container for the flame. Open burning rules regulate:

• What kind of materials you can and can’t burn outside on an open fire
• Where those burns may and may not occur
• When it's safe or unsafe to do open burns

The State Fire Marshal reminds residents the only legal items you can burn in Louisiana are vegetation and ordinary yard waste items like leaves, tree branches, grass clippings, etc.

Things You Can Not Burn

• 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

What Parishes Are Still Under Burn Ban

Caddo and Bossier remain under the burn ban. But DeSoto Parish is no longer under the ban. Webster, Bienville, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Jackson, Winn and Grant in northwest Louisiana remain under the ban. Several other parishes across the state are also included. Click here to see the burn ban map.

Rains are expected to arrive across the region on Wednesday and that could improve the conditions and some of these burn bans might be lifted. Richard Lewelling with the Weather Channel says we could see a couple of inches of rain during this storm system.