LAFAYETTE, LA — Mayor-President Josh Guillory has declared a state of emergency for Lafayette Parish due to the on-going heat and drought conditions we have been experiencing.
Guillory declared a state of emergency exists for Lafayette Parish effective at 5 p.m. on Aug. 23 and continuing until Saturday, Sept. 9, unless terminated sooner.
- The following actions are prohibited in Lafayette Parish:
- open burning of any kind using conventional fuel such as wood, or other
combustible matter, with the exception of grills fueled by charcoal briquettes
or propane - the burning of debris, such as timber or vegetation, including such debris that
results from building construction activities.
- open burning of any kind using conventional fuel such as wood, or other
