Is Louisiana Prepared to Fight its Next Wildfire Outbreak as Los Angeles Burns?

By Greg Hilburn

USA Today Network

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said his agency is better equipped to fight the kind of wildfires devastating California than it was in 2023 during Louisiana's worst wildfire season in a century.

"We've upped our game," said Strain, whose agency oversees wildland fires in Louisiana, in an interview with USA Today Network Tuesday.

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