NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials announced that Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge has reopened for normal activities after a wildfire burned 448 acres.
The fire has been declared out. It started on Sunday, July 30, 2023, after what experts said was a lightning strike.
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