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By: TONY MARKS
Associate Editor
The Evangeline Parish Police Jury has issued a cease and desist order that bans burns in the parish.
In a statement, Police Jury President Ryan Williams said, “As a result of current weather conditions, that of it being extremely dry, Ryan Williams, Evangeline Parish Police Jury President, has ordered a parish wide ban on all private burnings in the parish including all municipalities. This order is effective 1:00 p.m. on May 30, 2018, until further notice.”