Twenty-six parishes in Louisiana have banned burning due to very dry conditions. According to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) website, fire danger is elevated in almost all parishes from the Interstate 10 corridor northward. More than half of those parishes are at level of high or very high danger due to lack of rain. The drought in Louisiana has continued for some time. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor website, most of the state remains in mode

Dedpite weekend rains, 15 parishes in Louisiana have established burn bans. According to the U.S. Drought Montior, an online service from the Natioanl Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, muche of the state is considered from abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions, as of Thursday, Oct. 16. Burn ban parishes generally run along the state's western border and into the central part of the state. As of Monday, Oct. 20, parishes that have issued burn bans included: Acadi