The fire forced the 1,200 residents of Merryville, a rural town just east of the Texas border, to evacuate Thursday night. "All of a sudden there was smoke behind my house," Merryville evacuee ...

Buses were provided to take resdients to safety in DeRidder, but according to a Facebook post by Merryville Police, the fire has not reached the city limits as of this morning. ‘This is a first ...

Merryville, La. (KPLC) - First responders say residents near Merryville can expect to see some smoke today as crews identify areas on the west side of the fire perimeter where a reburn is happening.

“I could hear that fire roaring,” said DeVille, who spent decades teaching in the town of Merryville, near the Texas line. “When I came outside, all my little fifth graders had showed up as ...

State Fire Marshal Deputy Chief Felicia Cooper also ... Lake Charles, around 40 miles southeast of Merryville, has seen temperatures over 100 degrees every day since August 18 and temperatures ...

The Tiger Island Fire is located east of Merryville, south of Louisiana 190, southwest of DeRidder and about 5 miles east of the Texas state line and was 50% contained as of Tuesday. It was first ...

The Tiger Island Fire, which forced the evacuation of Merryville, is currently the largest wildfire in the state and is estimated to have burned 16,000 acres, authorities said. A mandatory ...

They say the fire can reach town limits within the next hour or two hours, around 10 p.m.LA 190W must be used to evacuate because LA 389 and LA 110 are closed.Buses will be at the Merryville Town ...

The fire burned more than 600 acres of South Merryville for several days. Faulk turned himself in on Sept. 25 to the Beauregard Parish Jail. He is charged with one count of negligent burning and ...

The fire burned more than 600 acres south of Merryville for several days and became known as the Bancroft Wildfire. According to LDAF, on September 25, Faulk surrendered to the Beauregard Parish ...

This photo provided by Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry shows scorched woodlands near Merryville, La., at the Tiger Island Fire, Aug., 30, 2023. Alison Coons/AP, FILE There were ...