In August, Louisiana’s wildfires scorched over 60,000 acres, eight times the past decade’s annual average. Wildfire smoke plumes can travel up to thousands of miles from their source: earlier this summer, smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted as far down as the Bayou State. While previous studies have shown a correlation between wildfire smoke and suicide […]

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New study finds more wildfire smoke linked to increased rural suicide rates

La. corrections officials say they’re prepared to care for prisoners during wildfires, but reform advocates have doubts

Poor air quality from Louisiana wildfires could become more common