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Louisiana Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Conditional: Louisiana has no statewide burn ban, but 32 of its 64 parishes are under a parish burn ban right now: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Catahoula, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Carroll and Winn.
Louisiana has no statewide burn ban, but 32 of its 64 parishes are under a parish burn ban right now: Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Catahoula, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Carroll and Winn. That list is read parish by parish from LDAF's own live burn-ban map layer, which carries an October 16, 2026 data stamp. Since LawLert's October 15, 2026 reading, 8 PARISHES WERE ADDED - Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Vermilion and Washington - and no parish came off, so the count rose from 24 to 32. Louisiana restricts burning parish by parish when fire risk rises, and parish or city rules may be stricter, so check the official LDAF burn-ban map for your own parish before you burn - the list changes as parish governments add and lift bans. Even where no ban applies, only vegetation and ordinary yard waste may legally be open-burned; plastics, tires, chemicals, shingles, wire and paper products are always illegal to burn (LDEQ).
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Current Fire Restrictions in states bordering Louisiana
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ArkansasConditional
49 of Arkansas's 75 counties are under a county burn ban: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Perry, Phillips, Pike, Poinsett, Polk, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saint Francis, Saline, Scott, Sevier, Union, Van Buren, White, Woodruff and Yell. …
Verified Oct 18, 2026 · Source: mip.agri.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- MississippiConditional
No statewide burn ban. Mississippi bans are county-by-county: the County Board of Supervisors requests one and the Mississippi Forestry Commission approves it, and in MFC's words "All burn bans expire at midnight on the stated date of expiration." During a ban, anything with an open flame that produces an ember is prohibited — campfires, bonfires, fire pits, fire rings, burn barrels, debris burning and field burning; propane/gas grills, propane/gas heaters and charcoal grills remain allowed. …
Verified Oct 17, 2026 · Source: mfc.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
- TexasConditional
Texas has no statewide burn ban; outdoor burning bans are declared county-by-county by each commissioners' court, and the statute reaches only the county's unincorporated area. …
Verified Oct 18, 2026 · Source: gis.tfs.tamu.edu · Full Texas rule →
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