Smoke in SWLA from marsh fire in Cameron

Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 5:41 PM CST
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Several KPLC viewers have reported heavy smoke in several areas of Southwest Louisiana.
A representative with the National Weather Service said the smoke is coming from the western end of Cameron Parish.
Cameron Sheriff Ron Johnson said there is a marsh fire, which he says are capable of producing a lot of smoke.
Danny Lavergne, head of the Cameron Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, says the marsh fire is on Monkey Island.
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