Fire pit rules in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Small recreational and cooking fires are permitted as an exception to Louisiana's outdoor-burning ban, but open trash and land-clearing burning is otherwise illegal parish-wide. Keep fires small, attended, and well clear of structures.
Louisiana's outdoor-burning regulation (LAC 33:III.1109) exempts "campfires and fires used solely for recreational purposes or for ceremonial occasions," as well as fires used to prepare food, from the general burning prohibition. That is what makes a backyard fire pit or chiminea legal in East Baton Rouge Parish even though open burning of waste is banned. The Baton Rouge Fire Department advises keeping recreational fires in an approved container, providing a clearance from buildings and combustibles (commonly at least 15 feet), and keeping the fire attended with a means of extinguishment nearby. Parish burn bans issued during dry conditions can suspend even recreational fires.
Burning anything other than a permitted recreational/cooking fire (e.g., trash or yard waste) is a misdemeanor; DEQ can also fine illegal open burning.
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