The Backbone Fire is approximately 15 miles south of Natchitoches, covering 2,409 acres.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of Thursday afternoon, the Backbone Fire was about 15 miles south of Natchitoches, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Backbone wildfire still is about 15 miles south of Natchitoches as of Monday morning, but it now has consumed more than 1,000 ...

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 ...