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   From: yourdime@outlook.com   
      
   BATON ROUGE - During Louisiana's third week under a burn ban issued by the   
   State Fire Marshal, state leaders say the demands are falling on deaf   
   ears.   
      
   In a press conference on Saturday, Governor Edwards urged the public to   
   comply with the state order.   
      
   "Nobody should be burning anything, for any reason, outside," Edwards   
   said.   
      
   David Hughes with the St. George Fire Department is investigating a local   
   business, Halo Debris Recovery, for openly burning during the ban.   
      
   "Two days ago I came out here on an active burning investigation at this   
   location," Hughes said.   
      
   He says the business owner violated terms of his burn permit along with   
   ignoring the burn ban.   
      
   "He's supposed to have a burn pit, and he's supposed to have a blower and   
   a smoke screen to limit the smoke coming from the burn," he said.   
      
   Fires all over the state have erupted and they can start by something as   
   small as a trash fire, floating ember or a cigarette butt.   
      
   A massive fire in Amite started Thursday with a trash fire that got out of   
   control. Officials say that fire burned more than 250 acres of land,   
   scaring people who lived nearby.   
      
   "Well I lost it, you know. There's nothing I could do. I was putting stuff   
   in the safe. You know packed a bag, getting ready to leave," a resident   
   said.   
      
   Ryan Miller was arrested Friday for starting the fire in Amite, and   
   officials hope everyone will follow the demands going forward not to burn   
   anything.   
      
   https://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-burn-ban-falls-on-deaf-ears/   
      
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