Louisiana Large Wildfire History
Since 1987, 22 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Louisiana. The largest burned 11,236 ac; together they cover about 90,591 ac.
Fires by decade
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Largest in Louisiana
All mapped large fires
Sac A Lait7,446 ac
2019 · perimeter dated October 23, 2019
Lasbr-Fy19-Rx-Unit 1-Southeast2,670 ac
2019 · perimeter dated March 25, 2020
Lasbr-Fy19-Rx-Unit 1A2,215 ac
2019 · perimeter dated March 25, 2020
Cottonmouth6,389 ac
2016 · perimeter dated July 5, 2016
Threat 15,370 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 5, 2016
Anole3,563 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 14, 2016
Threat 22,167 ac
2016 · perimeter dated August 14, 2016
Lafayette1,858 ac
2015 · perimeter dated August 18, 2015
Drakes Creek1,698 ac
2015 · perimeter dated April 23, 2018
Cinnamon Teal Fire11,236 ac
2014 · perimeter dated July 21, 2014
Pintail Fire8,889 ac
2014 · perimeter dated May 12, 2014
Goose Fire2,158 ac
2014 · perimeter dated March 20, 2014
Threat 2 Fire2,112 ac
2014 · perimeter dated August 22, 2014
Teal Fire1,615 ac
2014 · perimeter dated May 2, 2014
Mallard Fire1,064 ac
2014 · perimeter dated August 22, 2014
Leonard Fire6,396 ac
2013 · perimeter dated September 16, 2013
Apache Fire3,111 ac
2013 · perimeter dated September 16, 2013
Chainlink Fire1,343 ac
2013 · perimeter dated September 16, 2013
Cicada6,271 ac
2010 · perimeter dated September 6, 2010
Wrangler4,363 ac
2010 · perimeter dated April 16, 2018
Longleaf Vista1,569 ac
2000 · perimeter dated March 26, 2018
Wilderness7,090 ac
1987 · perimeter dated March 13, 2018
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.