The outbreak of wildfires in Louisiana has prompted the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to activate the State Emergency Operations Center. Assistant State Fire Marshal Felicia Cooper is urging the public to observe the burn ban…
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That means not even cooking outside or lighting a fire pit due to the extreme heat and drought.

The biggest problem area is Beauregard Parish, where a large wildfire has burned more than 12-thousand acres and prompted evacuations in the Merryville and Singer areas. Beauregard Fire District One Chief Jay Williams…
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Several local fire departments are battling the blaze that’s ten times larger than City Park in New Orleans. So far no injuries reported.

In the governor’s race, Republican Jeff Landry holds the lead position with 36 percent support and Democrat Shawn Wilson is at 26 percent according to a new poll conducted by Faucheux Strategies. Teiko Foxx reports Landry and Wilson are likely headed towards a run-off…
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Faucheux also asked voters what are their top concerns. Crime and violence came in at number one, followed by education and finishing third was high insurance rates.