ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — St. Tammany Parish will lift its burn starting Friday, Nov. 17 at 8 a.m., Parish President Mike Cooper announced.
“Recent rainfall has decreased the potential fire risks, so with support of our Parish Fire Chiefs, I have opted out of the statewide burn ban,” said Cooper. “Until recently, our Parish’s fire potential and conditions were at a record high, causing extreme stress on firefighters, who are responsible for protecting life and property. I greatly appreciate our citizens’ patience and understanding through this burn ban.”
The lifting of the burn ban is for unincorporated St. Tammany Parish. Municipalities need to follow the local governance.
Citizens are still encouraged to use caution when burning yard debris.
According to Parish ordinances, the yard debris fire shall not be greater than eight feet in diameter and four feet in height, be in a container if closer than 50 feet from a structure, shall not be unattended and a water hose must be nearby. To view the full ordinance on burning, please click here.