This is day eight of the wildfires in Beauregard Parish. Sheriff Mark Herford says his local firefighters are to the point of exhaustion. He says they are receiving help from outside of Louisiana…
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An 84-year-old Folsom woman, who was burning trash piles on her property, has died after being rescued from a brush fire at her home on Sunday. State Fire Marshal’s Office Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says while conducting proactive patrols in St. Tammany Parish looking for burn ban violators, a deputy, and a volunteer firefighter spotted a brush fire off of LA 25.
Cut 7 (09) “…still alive.”
The elderly female succumbed from her injuries at a New Orleans hospital.

Former Louisiana legislator and ULM employee Dr. Charles McDonald passed away Saturday. McDonald served as the Director of Counseling, Placement, and Testing and the Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships. ULM President Dr. Ron Berry says in January, they honored him with the naming of the Dr. Charles R. McDonald Office of Financial Aid. He says the room was packed with former students.
Cut 10 (07) “…many people.”
McDonald spent more than two decades at ULM and was elected to serve in the State House of Representatives in 1991.

Mortgage rates have climbed above seven-percent, the highest since 2001, which has cooled the housing market. But Louisiana Realtors CEO Norman Morris says a bigger obstacle to buying a new home is affordable homeowners insurance…
Cut 13 (12) “…moving forward.”