Due to extremely dry conditions throughout the parish, Rapides Parish Police Jury President Craig Smith has issued a burn ban order for all private burning.

The order is effective immediately and will remain in effect until rescinded.

The ban does not apply to prescribed burns conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, by those trained and certified by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, or by those who conduct prescribed burning as a “generally accepted agriculture practice” as defined by the Louisiana Right to Farm Law (R.S. 3:3601 et seq.).

Craig Smith
President
Rapides Parish Police Jury