BATON ROUGE — East Baton Rouge Parish is the latest parish in the Capitol Region to issue a burn ban.
Mayor-President Sid Edwards issued an emergency proclamation on Friday afternoon temporarily suspending authorized outdoor burning throughout East Baton Rouge Parish in response to ongoing dry weather conditions, low soil moisture, elevated fire danger and recent fire activity.
Outdoor burning has been restricted under City-Parish ordinance since 1962, with burning permitted only under certain conditions or with proper authorization, according to a prepared statement released by the city-parish. Due to the increased fire danger, the emergency proclamation temporarily suspends those permissions to help prevent wildfires and uncontrolled fires that could threaten residents, property, and natural resources…