Louisiana wildfire map
Fires in Louisiana right now
Updated
64 fire clusters in Louisiana in the last 48 h (26 significant) Strongest: 33 km NW of Houma, 92 MW.
A live wildfire map and fire map for Louisiana, United States: every NASA VIIRS hotspot in the state grouped into fire clusters, the strongest fires, the cities near them and where official fire information comes from.
- Fire clusters
- 64 last 48 h
- Significant clusters
- 26 10 MW+ or 3+ detections
- Hotspot detections
- 210
- Strongest fire
- 92 MW 33 km NW of Houma
- Share of United States
- 11% 576 clusters nationally
- Cities with a fire within 80 km
- 14
Active fires in Louisiana
NASA's VIIRS satellites detected 210 thermal hotspots in Louisiana in the last 48 h, grouped into 64 fire clusters; 26 of them are significant (a peak of 10 MW or more, or 3+ detections). That is 11% of the 576 clusters across United States.
The most intense is 33 km NW of Houma, peaking at 92 MW (moderate) with 10 detections, last seen Sun 2:34 pm local time. No cluster in the state passed 100 MW, so these look like smaller fires, prescribed or agricultural burns rather than a large spreading fire.
14 listed cities in Louisiana have a detection within 80 km; the closest is New Iberia, 3 km from a fire to its WNW.
Fires are assigned to the state of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can show under the neighbouring state.
Fire clusters in Louisiana
| Fire cluster | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen (local) | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 km SSE of Baton Rouge | 19 | 82 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 33 km NW of Houma | 10 | 92 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 16 km NNE of New Iberia | 6 | 61 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 3:16 am |
| 16 km ESE of New Iberia | 9 | 37 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 16 km SSW of Baton Rouge | 13 | 17 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 48 km NW of Baton Rouge | 8 | 12 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Louisiana, 257 km S of Houma | 5 | 17 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 36 km WSW of New Iberia | 3 | 33 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 22 km N of Houma | 3 | 29 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 74 km NNE of Lafayette | 4 | 13 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 31 km W of Baton Rouge | 3 | 16 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 35 km W of Kenner | 7 | 18 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| remote Louisiana, 239 km SSE of Houma | 6 | 9 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 50 km SSE of Baton Rouge | 3 | 11 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| remote Louisiana, 214 km SSE of Marrero | 6 | 5 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| 33 km SE of New Iberia | 6 | 6 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 15 km W of Kenner | 8 | 4 MW | Sat 3:37 am | Sun 3:16 am |
| remote Louisiana, 262 km SSE of Houma | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sat 2:51 pm |
| remote Louisiana, 275 km SSE of Houma | 4 | 5 MW | Sat 1:57 am | Sat 3:35 am |
| 16 km NNE of Lafayette | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 2:33 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 57 km WNW of Baton Rouge | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 2:33 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| remote Louisiana, 254 km SSE of Houma | 2 | 8 MW | Sun 3:18 am | Sun 2:32 pm |
| 3 km WNW of New Iberia | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 2:51 pm | Sat 2:51 pm |
| 32 km WNW of Baton Rouge | 2 | 5 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 34 km SSE of Alexandria | 3 | 4 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
Cities in Louisiana near a fire
- Wildfires near New Iberia nearest 3 km WNW
- Wildfires near Monroe nearest 4 km SW
- Wildfires near Baton Rouge nearest 5 km N
- Wildfires near Lake Charles nearest 7 km WNW
- Wildfires near Marrero nearest 9 km SSE
- Wildfires near New Orleans nearest 14 km S
- Wildfires near Kenner nearest 15 km W
- Wildfires near Central nearest 16 km WSW
- Wildfires near Lafayette nearest 16 km NNE
- Wildfires near Metairie nearest 19 km SSE
- Wildfires near Houma nearest 21 km N
- Wildfires near Alexandria, LA nearest 21 km SE
- Wildfires near Shreveport nearest 74 km N
- Wildfires near Bossier City nearest 75 km N
Official fire information and evacuations
GodsView shows satellite detections only, not fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Follow orders from local authorities.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
About this fire map
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other states
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.