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Grant Faint/Getty Images(BATON ROUGE, La.) The largest wildfire in Louisiana history that has destroyed tens of thousands of acres was caused by arson, state officials announced. The Louisiana State Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) said it concluded its investigation into the wildfires in Beauregard Parish and found that the Tiger Island Fire was deliberately caused. Officials are offering a $2,000 reward to anyone who has information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who caused the fire, the LDAF said in a press release Saturday. The Tiger Island Fire began on Aug. 22 in a wooded pine plantation and has destroyed more than 31,000 acres of land and damaged 20 homes and structures, LDAF officials said. The fire is 50% contained as of Sunday, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. Louisiana State Department of Agriculture and Forestry officials couldn t provide specific details about the cause of the wildfire, as it s an

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