Louisiana Forestry Association

09/08/2026

The sluggish housing market is leading to changes in how forest landowners are managing their property. Brooks Mendell, CEO and founder of Forisk Consulting, talks about his and other market news in the Episode 73 of Minding the Forest to drop Tuesday, Sept. 15.

09/07/2026

https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/this-quiet-louisiana-town-is-an-underrated-gem-for-nature-lovers.html

Discover Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, with Cajun culture, Bayou Teche paddling, historic downtown charm, and easy access to the Atchafalaya Basin.

09/04/2026

This year, the Louisiana Forestry Association and Louisiana Logging Council recognized Ernie Lynn as the Outstanding Louisiana Log Truck Driver! Congratulations to Ernie and his wife, Veronica, who supported him throughout his career.

09/04/2026

https://finance.yahoo.com/small-business/articles/sustainable-forestry-initiative-announces-matthew-141500190.html

Announcing SFI's New CEO Announcing our new CEO Matthew Reddy OTTAWA, Ontario and WASHINGTON, Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is pleased to announce Matthew Reddy as the next Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026. “On behalf of the SFI Bo...

09/03/2026

https://www.laforestry.com/single-post/artifacts-from-old-lsu-site-unearthed
Archaeology meets forestry in Pineville: Dr. Matthew Helmer led a 2025 dig that uncovered marbled stone and other artifacts from the original Louisiana State University site. Dive into how Louisiana’s forests hold pieces of our past — from forgotten campuses to centuries-old human activity. Read more: https://wix.to/Zis7Al3

What in the world does archaeology have to do with Louisiana forestry, you might ask, and why would it be on the front cover of a Forestry magazine? This is a great question, and brings about a topic that many don’t often think about when it comes to forestry — that Louisiana’s forests cover t...

09/03/2026

https://talkbusiness.net/2026/07/usda-to-provide-35-million-for-feral-swine-eradication-program/

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat feral swine pose to American agriculture, landscapes and human and livestock health....

09/02/2026

Sad news in Texas that also will negatively affect Louisiana forest landowners ...

09/02/2026

https://www.wbrz.com/news/louisiana-hunters-get-labor-day-weekend-tax-break

No sales tax will be applied to fi****ms, am******on and a range of hunting supplies purchases over the Labor Day weekend, the Louisiana Department of Revenue announced Thursday.

09/01/2026

Discover the Louisiana toothache tree — the Hercules Club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) — newly named to the Champion Tree list. Learn how this numbing-bark tree was found on family land and why it matters to local forests. Read more: https://wix.to/XzYc3BK

Sometimes landowners find a nugget of interest in their forest that they never knew was there. For Paula Vizinat, it was the toothache tree. The Hercules Club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, is a new species added to the Louisiana Champion Tree listing. The toothache tree champion is on a portion of wo...

09/01/2026

https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/drax-wood-pellet-production-falls-10-in-first-half-of-2026

Drax Group plc on July 30 announced the company’s North American pellet mills produced 1.9 million metric tons of wood pellets during the first half of 202