Smoke from a marsh fire in New Orleans brought a second day of air-quality advisories for the Baton Rouge area, as well as the New Orleans area. Since it’s burning both green trees and shrubs and underground peat, the fire’s very smoky. The Department of Environmental Quality today said air monitors in both the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas show levels of tiny particles that are unhealthy for sensitive groups. Those include children, the elderly, and people with heart trouble, asthma or other illnesses that make breathing difficult. The department says other people should avoid exertion and prolonged activity outdoors when smoke is present. DEQ spokeswoman Jean Kelly says some television stations called Tuesday reporting that people were smelling smoke in New Iberia, but air monitors there show normal levels of particulate matter.
Smoke alert from N.O. fire continues in B.R. area
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