Wildfires in Louisiana
Louisiana is a state of the United States — southern pine forest, palmetto flatwoods, hardwood bottomland and coastal marsh. This live map tracks every wildfire and satellite hotspot detected across Louisiana, updated continuously from NASA satellite data and official national fire sources. Wildfires here can occur year-round in this fire-adapted landscape, peaking from late winter into spring; this is also the region where prescribed burning is most widely used. Its capital is New Orleans. Other main centres include Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Lafayette.
Current fires in Louisiana
- Saint Landry Parish✓ Confirmed20 MW
- Allen Parish✓ Confirmed208 MW
- Iberia Parish✓ Confirmed36 MW
- Avoyelles Parish✓ Confirmed63 MW
- Lafourche Parish✓ Confirmed167 MW
- Richland Parish✓ Confirmed65 MW
- Louisiana✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Saint James Parish✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Saint Martin Parish✓ Confirmed22 MW
- Lafourche Parish✓ Confirmed34 MW
- Louisiana✓ Confirmed34 MW
- Ascension Parish✓ Confirmed83 MW
- Evangeline Parish✓ Confirmed29 MW
- Lafourche Parish✓ Confirmed35 MW
- Iberville Parish✓ Confirmed29 MW
- Iberville Parish✓ Confirmed63 MW
- Iberville Parish✓ Confirmed54 MW
- Saint Mary Parish✓ Confirmed111 MW
- Saint Martin Parish✓ Confirmed84 MW
- Acadia Parish✓ Confirmed21 MW
- Saint Martin Parish✓ Confirmed33 MW
- West Baton Rouge Parish✓ Confirmed104 MW
- Saint John the Baptist Parish✓ Confirmed16 MW
Main towns
New Orleans Baton Rouge Shreveport Lafayette
Neighbouring regions
Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia West Virginia Alabama Kentucky Mississippi Tennessee Arkansas
Counties
Acadia Allen Ascension Assumption Avoyelles Beauregard Bienville Bossier Caddo Calcasieu Caldwell Cameron Catahoula Claiborne Concordia De Soto East Baton Rouge East Carroll East Feliciana Evangeline Franklin Grant Iberia Iberville Jackson Jefferson Jefferson Davis LaSalle Lafayette Lafourche Lincoln Livingston Madison Morehouse Natchitoches Orleans Ouachita Pointe Coupee Rapides Red River Richland Sabine St. Bernard St. Charles St. Helena St. James St. John the Baptist St. Landry St. Martin St. Mary St. Tammany Tangipahoa Tensas Terrebonne Union Vermilion Vernon Warren Washington Webster West Baton Rouge West Carroll West Feliciana Winn
Wildfire season in Louisiana
Wildfires across Louisiana can occur year-round in this fire-adapted landscape, peaking from late winter into spring; this is also the region where prescribed burning is most widely used. Higher temperatures, low humidity and wind make fires start and spread faster — check the fire-danger level before lighting any fire or working outdoors.
What the Louisiana fire map shows
Every fire on this page is an automatic heat detection from NASA satellites (VIIRS and MODIS), grouped into fire events and updated continuously; where official national sources publish data, it is shown alongside. Louisiana groups 64 counties; open any of them for its local map. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground — never use them for safety decisions, and always follow the emergency services (call 911).
Frequently asked questions
When is the wildfire season in Louisiana?
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Is the Louisiana fire map official?
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS, augmented with official NIFC / WFIGS incidents where available. Satellite detections are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, prescribed burns) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow official sources.