Recent summer temperatures have made national news. As major heat waves affect the state, it is important to stay safe as temperatures increase.
Below are the latest heat-related stories across Acadiana:
FIRE MAP:
Click for live map: https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/wildfireaware/
FIRES:
The State Emergency Operations Center was activated Wednesday, August 23 in response to hundreds of wildfires impacting the state and the threat of more fires spreading due to prolonged drought and extreme heat conditions.
State Emergency Operations Center activated in response to wildfires
WATER CONSERVATION:
Due to higher-than-normal demand on the water systems and the impacts on water pressure, several agencies are asking customers to pause any high-water consumption activities, including lawn watering, until further notice.
Click below for more on water conservation:
Turkey Creek Water customers asked to conserve water
Lafayette Parish Waterworks District North asks residents to conserve water
Bayou Des Cannes Water System customers asked to conserve water
Te Mamou Water District asks customers to conserve water
Lafayette, Broussard and Youngsville residents asked to conserve water
Some St. Landry Parish residents asked to conserve water
Another shut-off planned for Cade water system
Coteau water will be shut off tonight
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Weather
STATEWIDE BURN BAN:
The State Fire Marshal has issued a statewide burn ban due to dry conditions.
State Fire Marshal Dan Wallis, along with Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, has issued a statewide cease and desist order for all burning, pursuant to authority under R.S. 40:1602.
Click the link below for additional details regarding the statewide burn ban:
UPDATE: Burn ban now forbids agricultural burns
ELECTRICITY:
Due to extended record-breaking heat and unprecedented electric load, some utility companies are announcing planned outages to make repairs.
A link with more information can be found below:
Power outage planned for Sugar Mill Pond customers
Here is the latest from Meteorologists here at KATC:
Hot weather over the weekend, latest on the tropics
Below are the number of wildfires across the state of Louisiana including the amount of acres burned:
| August 2023 Wildfire Data | ||||
| TOTAL | TOTAL | |||
| DATE | FIRES | ACRES | ||
| 1-Aug | 6 | 31.42 | ||
| 2-Aug | 5 | 27.46 | ||
| 3-Aug | 10 | 141.93 | ||
| 4-Aug | 11 | 138.03 | ||
| 5-Aug | 14 | 120.29 | ||
| 6-Aug | 12 | 83.06 | ||
| 7-Aug | 15 | 173.2 | ||
| 8-Aug | 9 | 19.99 | ||
| 9-Aug | 21 | 402.93 | ||
| 10-Aug | 18 | 47.39 | ||
| 11-Aug | 13 | 422.32 | ||
| 12-Aug | 20 | 80.78 | ||
| 13-Aug | 18 | 225.98 | ||
| 14-Aug | 20 | 1111.12 | ||
| 15-Aug | 21 | 306.11 | ||
| 16-Aug | 28 | 264.64 | ||
| 17-Aug | 17 | 251.57 | ||
| 18-Aug | 23 | 128.76 | ||
| 19-Aug | 17 | 22.52 | ||
| 20-Aug | 35 | 695.48 | ||
| 21-Aug | 24 | 214.2 |
Running Total:
May: 21 Fires / 74 Acres
June: 65 Fires / 297 Acres
July: 128 Fires / 1,362 Acres
August: 396 Fires / 6178 Acres (as of 8-23-23)
