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The subterranean fire smoldered and smoked for much of the fall, contributing to several dangerous "super fog" events around New Orleans and intermittently affecting the region's air quality for several weeks.
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City officials are urging drivers to use extreme caution when driving in the vicinity of the fire, particularly in the morning and evening hours, when fog is most likely. The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory through 10 a.m. Wednesday, warning that visibility on roadways could fall below 100 feet without warning.
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Air quality in areas along the river was ranked “moderate” for level of concern Friday morning, according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Since then, the smoke has somewhat dissipated.
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Many New Orleans schools will start late Tuesday, and a few will close completely, as smoke and fog are expected to make driving hazardous for a second morning.
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Fires have caused the most damage in Beauregard Parish, and evacuation orders continued into the night there and to the immediate north in portions of Vernon Parish.
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Lightning from a thunderstorm has sparked a wildfire in southwest Louisiana on the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge.The blaze is located within Management…