Before oil and gas, Louisiana's first industrial boom belonged to the logging industry. With the help of backwoods swampers ...

On March 1, President Donald Trump signed an executive order for the immediate expansion of American timber production. Within the executive order, it's said that increased production of timber, ...

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana’s forestry industry is still facing challenges 17 months after Hurricane Katrina, according to the LSU AgCenter. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused billions of dollars in ...

LOUISIANA, USA — There’s free money for people in the logging business in Louisiana. The state treasury department says loggers can receive a $25,000 grant. It’s part of the main stream recovery ...

Louisiana officials are asking for help in identifying who vandalized equipment at a logging operation. The state agriculture department says the destruction of two pieces of equipment at a logging ...

Legislation to provide relief dollars to the logging industry in Louisiana is headed to the House floor. House Bill 642 would create the Louisiana Loggers Relief Program to issue a total of $10 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - A bill to provide relief dollars to the logging industry in Louisiana is headed to the House floor. House Bill 642 would create the Louisiana Loggers Relief Program to issue a total ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Hundreds of people from across the state convened at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles this week for the 72nd annual Louisiana Forestry Meeting. One of the hot topics at the ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Louisiana forestry’s $1.5 billion in losses from hurricanes was double the amount of revenue the industry generates annually, according to an LSU AgCenter forestry expert. Speaking ...

MANCHAC, LA. - The bald cypress, Louisiana's state tree, has never been sacred. If anything, using the wood has always been the Louisiana way. But that could change if Gov. Kathleen Blanco decides ...

BATON ROUGE — A bill to provide relief dollars to the logging industry in Louisiana is headed to the House floor. House Bill 642 would create the Louisiana Loggers Relief Program to issue a total of ...