NEW ORLEANS — Many people in the New Orleans metro area woke up Friday to an awful smell of smoke and WWL-TV Meteorologist Payton Malone says it may stay this way through the weekend.

The New Orleans Fire Department urges residents to check smoke and CO alarms during daylight saving time. Free 10-year smoke alarms are available for Orleans Parish homes.

Smoke billows from a swamp fire in New Orleans East during the second week of October 2023. The fire has produced harsh odors across the New Orleans area since Saturday, Oct. 15, 2023.

NEW ORLEANS — It’s been 10 years since New Orleans passed its comprehensive smoke-free ordinance, a landmark public health policy that banned smoking in bars, casinos, and other indoor spaces.

NEW ORLEANS — Heavy smoke is filling the air across New Orleans, causing visibility issues and a burning smell. People have been complaining for several days on social media about the bad smell.

Video shows 'superfog' blamed for 7 deaths, 150-car pileup, chaos, in New Orleans area Smoke from several wetland fires in the region combined with fog creates a 'superfog,' according to the ...

“New Orleans going smoke free convinces me that other places can go smoke free,” Wellons says. “No one ever thought this would happen in here. But the reason it did was for musicians, ...

Humid air and smoke from a marsh fire in the area could impact southeastern Louisiana leading up to and including Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans.

I t’s been 10 years since New Orleans passed its comprehensive smoke-free ordinance, a landmark public health policy that banned smoking in bars, casinos, and other indoor spaces. Today, city ...