State Fire Marshal News Room

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• State Fire Marshal Investigates Fatal Homer House Fire
  Date Published: 11-05-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Investigating Deadly Camper Fire in Washington
  Date Published: 11-05-2025 | Category: Press Release

• It’s That Time: Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries!
  Date Published: 11-01-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Investigates Fatal House Fire in Gibsland
  Date Published: 10-31-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Investigates Fatal House Fire in Doyline
  Date Published: 10-30-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Home Fire Safety Urged as Cold Weather Approaches
  Date Published: 10-29-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Weekend House Fires Kill Four People in Louisiana
  Date Published: 10-21-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Kinder Man Charged With Arson With Intent to Defraud Charge
  Date Published: 10-06-2025 | Category: Press Release

• St. Tammany Parish House Fire Claims the Lives of Two Men
  Date Published: 09-29-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Investigates Fatal House Fire in St. Martinville
  Date Published: 09-29-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Jennings Man Arrested for Aggravated Arson in Connection With a House Fire
  Date Published: 09-24-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Chauvin Woman Dies in Mobile Home Fire
  Date Published: 09-22-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Eunice Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder and Arson After House Fire Endangers Two Juveniles
  Date Published: 09-15-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Opelousas Restaurant Fire Kills Three People
  Date Published: 09-13-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Winnsboro Woman Arrested for Arson and Attempted Murder
  Date Published: 09-05-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Arrest Made in Church Point Camper Fire
  Date Published: 08-26-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Arrest Made in Ville Platte Senior Living Apartment Fire
  Date Published: 08-06-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Montegut Man Dies in House Fire
  Date Published: 08-05-2025 | Category: Press Release

• West Monroe Man Dies in Mobile Home Fire
  Date Published: 07-25-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Raceland House Fire Claims the Lives of Four Individuals
  Date Published: 07-24-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Investigators Work Multiple Fatal Fires
  Date Published: 07-23-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Investigators Charge Caddo Inmate for Setting Fire in Jail
  Date Published: 07-18-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Juvenile Arrested for Aggravated Arson
  Date Published: 07-08-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Louisiana Task Forces 2 & 3 Deploy to Assist in Texas Flood Response
  Date Published: 07-05-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Investigators Arrest a Fugitive Wanted For a Caddo Fire
  Date Published: 07-03-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Fire Marshal Deputies Make Arrest in Nearly Year Old Franklin Car Fire
  Date Published: 07-01-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Arrest Made in Bogalusa Residential Fire
  Date Published: 06-27-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Ruston Man Arrested for Attempted Murder and Aggravated Arson
  Date Published: 06-27-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Arrest Made In Houma Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 06-25-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Arrest Made In Ponchatoula Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 06-20-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Notice to Persons with Limited English Proficiency
  Date Published: 06-18-2025 | Category: Public Notice

• Fire Marshal Urges Safe Fireworks Use During 4th of July Celebrations
  Date Published: 06-16-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Cameron Parish Couple Dies in Morning Fire
  Date Published: 06-09-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Arrest Made In Hammond-Area Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 06-06-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Fugitive Extradited to Louisiana to Face Numerous Charges
  Date Published: 06-04-2025 | Category: Press Release

• VERMILION PARISH COUPLE DIES IN MORNING FIRE
  Date Published: 06-03-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Raceland Man Charged With Attempted Murder & Aggravated Arson
  Date Published: 05-29-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal and ATF Conclude Scene Investigation at Nottoway
  Date Published: 05-27-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Chopin Man Booked On Arson With Intent to Defraud Charge
  Date Published: 05-22-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Lincoln Parish Man Dies in Morning Fire
  Date Published: 05-14-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Abbeville Man Booked On Arson With Intent to Defraud Charge
  Date Published: 05-02-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Sicily Island Man Dies in Overnight House Fire
  Date Published: 04-28-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Effie Man Charged With Aggravated Arson
  Date Published: 04-21-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Deputies Charged a Man Who Destroyed a Vacant Home
  Date Published: 04-14-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Arrest Made in Minden Fire
  Date Published: 04-11-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Investigates Intentionally Set Fire at Church
  Date Published: 04-03-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Fatal West Monroe Fire Cause Still Under Investigation
  Date Published: 04-02-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Zwolle Man Booked on Arson and Drug Charges
  Date Published: 04-01-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Eunice City Jail Inmates Charged With Aggravated Arson
  Date Published: 03-28-2025 | Category: Press Release

• New Orleans Woman Booked With Attempted Murder/Aggravated Arson
  Date Published: 03-28-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Stonewall Man Booked On Arson With Intent to Defraud Charge
  Date Published: 03-25-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Morgan City Man Arrested for October 2024 Motel Fire
  Date Published: 03-17-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Thibodaux Man Dies in Camper Trailer Explosion and Fire
  Date Published: 03-13-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Rayville Man Dies In Mobile Home Fire
  Date Published: 03-11-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Two Die in State’s Latest Fatal Fires
  Date Published: 02-24-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Monroe-Area Fatal Fire Cause Still Under Investigation
  Date Published: 02-19-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Fatal Haughton Fire Cause Still Under Investigation
  Date Published: 01-31-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Unsafe Heating Practices Cause of Singer Camper Fire
  Date Published: 01-24-2025 | Category: Press Release

• SFM Updates Deadly Winnsboro House Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 01-14-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal’s Office Launches ‘Area NOLA’
  Date Published: 01-10-2025 | Category: Press Release

• Home Fire Safety Urged After Three Overnight Fires Result in Six Fatalities
  Date Published: 01-07-2025 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Offers Safety Tips Ahead of New Year Holiday
  Date Published: 12-27-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Child Dies in Rayville House Fire
  Date Published: 12-26-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Woman Dies in Franklinton House Fire
  Date Published: 12-18-2024 | Category:

• Operation Save-A-Life Receives Historic Donation from Lowe’s
  Date Published: 12-13-2024 | Category: Press Release

• New LSUCCC Administrator Named
  Date Published: 12-12-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Man Dies in New Iberia House Fire
  Date Published: 12-12-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Tallulah Man Arrested for Series of Fires
  Date Published: 12-09-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Louisiana First Responders to Receive Tuition Discount at Tulane SoPA
  Date Published: 12-03-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Home Fire Safety Stressed Ahead of Holiday Cold Weather
  Date Published: 11-27-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Two Die, One Injured in Pineville House Fire
  Date Published: 11-26-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Florien Woman Dies in Mobile Home Fire
  Date Published: 11-25-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Geismar Man Dies in Mobile Home Fire
  Date Published: 10-30-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Man, Child Die in Jonesville Fire
  Date Published: 10-04-2024 | Category: Press Release

• One Dead, One Injured in Killian Fire
  Date Published: 09-25-2024 | Category: Press Release

• One Dead, One Injured in New Iberia House Fire
  Date Published: 09-06-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Suspect Sought in Denham Springs School Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 09-04-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Suspect in Custody in Jeanerette City Hall Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 08-29-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Offers Reminder about Smoke Alarms Following Fatal Fire in Oak Grove
  Date Published: 08-24-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Two Arrested for Alto House Fire
  Date Published: 08-02-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Pine Prairie Man Arrested for Attempted Murder, Arson
  Date Published: 07-26-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal’s Office Receives Grant for Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  Date Published: 07-19-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Stresses the Importance of Smoke Alarm Following Five Fire Deaths in Houma
  Date Published: 07-19-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Pushes For More Smoke Alarm Use Following Fatal Fire in Vidalia
  Date Published: 06-28-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Advocates Home Escape Planning Following Fatal Fire in Monroe
  Date Published: 06-25-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Suspect Sought In Deridder Car Dealership Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 06-21-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Offers Purchase, Use Tips As Fireworks Retail Sales for the Independence Day Holiday Begin
  Date Published: 06-20-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Suspect Sought In Denham Springs School Fire Investigation
  Date Published: 06-10-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Smoke Alarms Stressed Following Double Fatal Fire In New Iberia
  Date Published: 06-06-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Reserve Man Arrested for Laplace Commercial Building Fire
  Date Published: 05-18-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Reaffirms “Get Out, Stay Out” Fire Safety Message Following Larose Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 05-14-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Title VI Public Notice & Policy Statement-2025
  Date Published: 05-09-2024 | Category: Public Notice

• Procedure to Ensure Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity-OSFM
  Date Published: 05-09-2024 | Category: Public Notice

• State Fire Marshal Encourages Electrical Fire Awareness Following Eunice Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 05-02-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Makes Travel Fire Safety Recommendations Following Many Double Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 04-09-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Offers Cooking Safety Tips Following Natchitoches Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 04-08-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Issues A Reminder About Smoke Alarm Program Following St. Amant Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 04-03-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Encourages Family Fire Safety Checks Following Folsom Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 04-02-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Encourages Neighborhood Vigilance Following Pineville Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 04-02-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Former Part-time Firefighter Arrested for Iowa Fire Station Fire
  Date Published: 03-15-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Offers Smoking Safety Reminder Following Franklinton Fatal Fire
  Date Published: 03-14-2024 | Category: Press Release

• It’s That Time: Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries!
  Date Published: 03-06-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Continues Urging Smoke Alarms After Two Fatal Fires in One Day
  Date Published: 03-06-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Shares Safe Outdoor Burning Tips Following Concerning Weather Conditions
  Date Published: 02-27-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Trio Arrested In Connection With 2023 Church Fire
  Date Published: 02-22-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Again Urges Smoke Alarms After Fatal Fire in Jonesboro
  Date Published: 02-16-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Smoke Alarms Urged After Woman, Teen Die in Simmesport House Fire
  Date Published: 02-14-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Stresses Smoking Safety After Fatal Fire in Jackson
  Date Published: 02-14-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal Applauds Baskin Teachers for Fire Extinguisher Save
  Date Published: 02-07-2024 | Category: Press Release

• State Fire Marshal K-9 Diesel Retires
  Date Published: 02-05-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Heating, Smoking Safety Urged Following Fatal Fire in Kentwood
  Date Published: 02-05-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Bunkie Man Arrested for Attempted Murder and Arson
  Date Published: 02-02-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Home Fire Safety Stressed Following Two Fatal Fires
  Date Published: 01-30-2024 | Category: Press Release

• Home Heating Safety Urged Following First Fatal Fire of 2024
  Date Published: 01-01-2024 | Category: Press Release