Thick, black smoke could be seen this morning along I-20, and many have been wondering what was on fire.

The photo above was taken just after 9 a.m. in front of Townsquare Media on Westport Avenue in west Shreveport.

We have found out that the smoke is not coming from an out-of-control woods fire. It is a controlled burn going on in north Shreveport, and the smoke is drifting south.

Shreveport firefighters say the burn involves about 300 acres of land near Highway 169 at Blanchard Latex Road.

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