The Tiger Island wildfire in Beauregard Parish, the state’s largest fire, continues to burn. Jeff Palermo has an update…
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Bond has been revoked for a Rosepine man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed two mobile homes and an undetermined amount of timber acreage. That means 59-year-old Paul Nash will have to wait until September 12th before a judge issues a new bond amount. Nash allegedly violated the burn ban by burning trash on his property.
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. In January, they honored him with the naming of the Dr. Charles R. McDonald Office of Financial Aid. ULM President Dr. Ron Berry says the room was packed with former students.
A service will be held at First Methodist of Monroe on Wednesday. McDonald was 84.
An elderly woman who was burning trash on her property has died after being rescued by a deputy and volunteer firefighter conducting proactive patrols in St. Tammany Parish on Sunday. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says for unknown reasons she fell into the fire.
The elderly female was taken to a New Orleans hospital in critical condition but later died.