As of Thursday afternoon, the Backbone Fire was about 15 miles south of Natchitoches, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire, actually two fires detected last weekend about a mile apart, has ...

NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Backbone Fire in the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area is now 100% contained, according to the Kisatchie National Forest’s Facebook page. The Ranger District has ...