Forest fire shuts down I-12 due to smoke

9:12 update: Interstate 12 is open in both directions as first responders continue to monitor fires. ST. tammany Parish is under a Red Flag Fire alert throughout tomorrow evening.

9:05 Update from St. Tammany Fire Protection 3, monitoring fires and if any evacuations needed will send out emergency alerts and notigifications on social media and local media. https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=st.%20tammany%20fire

7:45 p.m. Update: St. Tammany Fire Protection District 3 said: No homes are in danger at this time. No evacuation orders are in place at this time. We are monitoring the fire through several agencies. If you see fire. Call 911.

Due to active forest fires along 1-12, Interstate 12 is now shut down in both directions between HWY. 59 and Hwy. 434. Please avoid the area and seek alternative routes. As the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast is in a high fire danger, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Department posted the following photo with the message: “And let’s be very clear: Do. Not. Burn. Anything.”

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office post photo of fire and smoke that closes Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish.