Baton Rouge Business Report
Gov. John Bel Edwards and other officials recently announced the construction of a $110 million sawmill by British Columbia-based Teal Jones. The groundbreaking highlighted the rapid expansion of lumber production in Louisiana in the past 14 months.
Between May 2021 and April of this year, six new projects were announced, adding up to nearly $700 million in new investment, NOLA.com reports. State economic development officials have estimated that the projects could add more than 2,000 jobs in total.