The situation is only expected to worsen, as predicted scattered storms with cloud-to-ground lightning and strong winds could fuel the flames and even change the direction of the fire spread

At least two dead as ‘unprecedented’ 450 wildfires scorch Louisiana

By News on the Net -- New York Post —— Bio and Archives August 29, 2023

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At least two people have died in “unprecedented” wildfires that have ravaged Louisiana in recent weeks.

An elderly woman was pronounced dead Sunday after a brushfire spread to a shed in St. Tammany Parish, just north of New Orleans, and earlier this month, a man died in Franklinton when his home and surrounding property caught fire. ...More...

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