Louisiana burn bans › Orleans Parish
Is there a burn ban in Orleans Parish, Louisiana today?
No. As of November 5, 2026, Orleans Parish, Louisiana does not have a burn ban in Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry data. Conditions can change quickly in dry weather, and state and local burning rules still apply.
What a burn ban would mean in Orleans Parish
A burn ban prohibits or restricts outdoor burning — burning household trash, brush piles, leaves, fields, and open campfires — while dry conditions make wildfires likely.
In Louisiana, a burn ban is issued by the parish president — in police-jury parishes, the police jury president acting in that capacity — by declaring a local state of emergency, under La. R.S. 29:727.
Separately from parish bans, the State Fire Marshal may prohibit or limit private outdoor burning anywhere in Louisiana under La. R.S. 40:1602, often alongside an order from the Commissioner of Agriculture covering agricultural and prescribed burning. During the 2023 statewide ban, earlier exceptions were removed and the ban was extended to agricultural and prescribed burning.
Common exceptions
- Prescribed burning, as defined in La. R.S. 3:17, is exempt from State Fire Marshal burning orders by statute under R.S. 40:1602(C). Parish orders commonly carry the same exemption, but not always.
Penalties for violating a burn ban
Under La. R.S. 29:727(G), violating a parish emergency order carries a fine of up to $500, up to six months in parish jail, or both. Many parish proclamations state no penalty of their own, in which case this statutory default applies — but check your parish's order, which may set its own terms.
How long does a burn ban last?
A parish state of emergency may not run longer than 30 days unless the parish president extends it, and no continuous state of emergency may exceed 90 days without the approval of the parish governing authority, under La. R.S. 29:727(D)(1).
Neighbouring parish status
| Parish | Status today |
|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish | No ban |
| Plaquemines Parish | No ban |
| St. Bernard Parish | No ban |
| St. Tammany Parish | BURN BAN |
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Frequently asked questions
- Is there a burn ban in Orleans Parish right now?
- No. As of November 5, 2026, Orleans Parish does not have a burn ban per Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry data.
- What is the penalty for violating a burn ban in Louisiana?
- Under La. R.S. 29:727(G), violating a parish emergency order carries a fine of up to $500, up to six months in parish jail, or both. Many parish proclamations state no penalty of their own, in which case this statutory default applies — but check your parish's order, which may set its own terms.
- Who issues and lifts burn bans in Orleans Parish?
- Burn bans in Orleans Parish are issued by the parish president — in police-jury parishes, the police jury president acting in that capacity — by declaring a local state of emergency, under La. R.S. 29:727. A parish state of emergency may not run longer than 30 days unless the parish president extends it, and no continuous state of emergency may exceed 90 days without the approval of the parish governing authority, under La. R.S. 29:727(D)(1).
- How would I find out if Orleans Parish enacts a burn ban?
- This page is updated every day from Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry data, so a new Orleans Parish ban appears here within a day. You can also sign up for our free email alert.
Data source: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, checked daily. Generated with live data on November 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM CST.