Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the start of construction Wednesday on a $97 million project to expand and modernize the WestRock Company paper mill, a major employer and driver of economic activity in Jackson Parish since it began operations in 1928.
Read MoreGov. 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.
Read MoreEarlier this month, Gov. John Bel Edwards and a gaggle of other officials trekked to the tiny town of Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish, where they announced the construction of a new, $110 million sawmill by British Columbia-based Teal Jones.
The groundbreaking, where Edwards held a shovel and wore a cowboy hat as he stood under giant American and Canadian flags, 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.
Read MoreGov. John Bel Edwards announced the start of construction Monday on a $110 million lumber production facility that will support the creation of nearly 500 new jobs in northwest Louisiana.
Teal Jones Group, an international forestry products company based in Canada, disclosed in December that it was considering Bossier Parish as the site of a new southern yellow pine lumber plant.
Read MoreA free Forestry 201 for Landowners Workshop will be offered on July 12, 2022, at the Bossier Parish Libraries History Center, in Bossier City, Louisiana, to help landowners manage their forest land during dynamic times. This workshop is hosted by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Trailblazer RC&D.
Read MoreThe Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) updated forest certification standards provide solutions to some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
SFI Implementation Committees (SIC) like the Louisiana SIC are key players in implementing the new standards.
Read MoreWhy are trees important?” asked little Johnny of his teacher one day. “Well, let’s see,” replied his teacher, “trees provide us with clean water, air, shade and things like pencils and paper.”
Read MoreLouisiana is pivoting toward green energy, a notable move for a state historically steeped in fossil fuels. But environmental activists are skeptical about whether some options being touted will be the state’s way forward.
Read MoreDo you remember this quote “Not all men are kings, but all kings are men”? Well, entomologists say: “Not all wasps are hornets, but all hornets are wasps.”
Read MoreArbor Renewable Gas LLC, a Houston-based company formed in 2019 that produces renewable gasoline and green hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue, is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish for a planned $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility employing carbon capture and sequestration emissions-reduction technology.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has reforested 495 acres of agricultural land on the South Bosco Tract of Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
Read MoreTwo seven-day-old red cockaded woodpecker chicks chirp loudly when they hear Cody Austell, U.S. Forest Service wildlife technician, outside the artificial cavity in the longleaf pine tree in Kisatchie National Forest where they are nestled.
Read MoreThe Great Southern Wood Preserving lumber processing company in Mansura recently announced a $22.5 million expansion.
Read MoreAs a high school student in New Orleans, Brittany Benjamin had her sights set on being an English major in college and perhaps becoming a journalist. But when a recruiter invited her to enroll in a summer institute for high school students at Southern University (SU), all that changed.
Read MoreCome spend three days touring the forests of Louisiana! The Louisiana Forestry Educators Tour is taking place May 25-27, 2022 in Pineville, La.
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