PORT ALLEN — West Baton Rouge Parish is under a burn ban, making it the latest in the Capital Area to do so.

Officials say effective immediately, all outdoor open burning is prohibited throughout West Baton Rouge Parish, including the burning of leaves, grass, limbs, yard debris and other combustible materials.

Exemptions to the burn ban include lawful agricultural burning, prescribed burning and contained cooking or recreational fires within proper fire pits or enclosures, as permitted under Louisiana law.

Iberville and West Feliciana parishes also announced burn bans earlier; Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa and East Feliciana parishes are also under burn bans, as well as Amite and Wilkinson counties in Mississippi.