KILLIAN - A portion of LA 63 was shut down on Monday for more than an hour as crews battled a wildfire on the side of the road. 

Livingston Parish deputies blocked off the area around 4 p.m. and asked drivers to take a different route. The affected portion of LA 63 runs between highways 42 and 444.

By 5:30, the fire was out. 

There was no immediate indication of property damage.