NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says a new marsh fire near a highway prompted him to declare an emergency and call on the Louisiana National Guard for helicopters to dump water on it.
Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis said four helicopters based in Hammond were at work Tuesday and five based in Pineville would join them Wednesday.
Landrieu said he does not know how the second fire began.
Schools in New Orleans’ Recovery School District canceled outdoor activities because of smoke from the fire.