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Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Louisiana

The top 25 of 53 Louisiana counties on GIS Map, ranked by the largest single wildfire recorded in the county since 1992.

#CountyLargest single fire
1Beauregard Parish
31,290
2Cameron Parish
11,218
3Rapides Parish
7,124
4Natchitoches Parish
4,969
5Vernon Parish
3,628
6St. Tammany Parish
1,922
7Morehouse Parish
1,806
8Grant Parish
1,600
9Calcasieu Parish
1,243
10Tangipahoa Parish
1,200
11Winn Parish
800
12Bienville Parish
746
13East Feliciana Parish
717
14Caddo Parish
686
15Allen Parish
670
16Sabine Parish
636
17Terrebonne Parish
614
18Orleans Parish
529
19Webster Parish
376
20Evangeline Parish
355
21LaSalle Parish
290
22Catahoula Parish
282
23De Soto Parish
278
24Franklin Parish
274
25West Feliciana Parish
230

Source: USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Largest Recorded Wildfire in Louisiana”, https://gismap.land/rankings/louisiana/largest-wildfire-counties. Figures from USFS Fire Program Analysis Fire Occurrence Database (1992-2024).

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