Tangipahoa Parish lifts burn ban due to overnight rain totals, parish president says
Feb 27, 2026
HAMMOND mdash; Tangipahoa Parish said Friday that it has lifted its burn ban, which was put in place amid wildfires across the state.nbsp;ldquo;Due to overnight rain totals, our local fire departments concur that conditions no longer call for a burn ban across Tangipahoa Parish,rdquo; Parish Presid
ent Robby Miller said.nbsp;The burn ban in Tangipahoa Parish was issued on Sunday.nbsp;As of Friday, Ascension and St. Helena parishes, as well as Amite and Wilkinson counties in Mississippi, are still under burn bans.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less