A backyard fire in East Baton Rouge Parish is legal only if it is a genuine recreational fire (fire pit, campfire) or used to cook food. Burning trash, leaves, or debris in the backyard is prohibited parish-wide.
State outdoor-burning regulation LAC 33:III.1109 exempts cooking fires and "campfires and fires used solely for recreational purposes" from the general burning ban, so a contained backyard fire is allowed. Everything else is off-limits: because East Baton Rouge is a parish of over 90,000 people, burning household waste is prohibited outright, and only limited vegetative burning is allowed under strict conditions (daytime, winds away from town, 1,000 feet from other dwellings). The Baton Rouge Fire Department states plainly that open burning is illegal parish-wide. Keep any backyard fire small, attended, in a suitable container, and clear of structures and overhanging trees; obey parish burn bans during dry weather.
Burning prohibited materials in the backyard is a misdemeanor under City-Parish Code (fine $200-$500, up to 30 days) and can draw DEQ penalties.
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