[StBernard] Louisiana State Fire Marshal Issues Statewide Burn Ban

[Westley Annis]

Office of the Louisiana State Fire Marshal Issues Statewide Burn Ban
CEASE AND DESIST ON OUT DOOR BURNING 

Due to the extremely dry conditions throughout the state, the State Fire
Marshal, Butch Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike
Strain, have issued a cease and desist order for all private burning,
pursuant to his authority under R.S. 40:1563. Private burning shall only be
allowed by permission of the local fire department or local government. 

This order is effective as of 9:00 A.M., October 3, 2010, and shall remain
in effect until rescinded. 
This ban shall not apply to prescribed burns 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.). 
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