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Friday, June 27th, 2025
 
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State of Louisiana's timber industry isn't good

BY ADAM DAIGLE | Acadiana Business Editor​ ​ ​

Louisiana’s forestry industry is in disarray after the sudden closure of one of the state’s remaining paper mills.

Before shuttering in April, International Paper’s Red River mill in Natchitoches Parish purchased 1.6 million tons of pulpwood per year, equivalent to about 250 truckloads a day. Now, sources say, there’s nowhere for that type of forestry product to go, and the result is an industry that's scrambling to adjust.

“It’s put the whole logging industry in chaos,” said Bradley McDowell, whose company, Pineland Contracting, based in Jena, sold pulpwood to the mill and is down about $38,000 a month in sales.

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Home prices in Lafayette Parish are outpacing wage growth, report shows

The rising price of a typical single-family home or condo in Lafayette Parish is slightly outpacing annualized wage growth for buyers, data shows. Read more

Lafayette native finds Louisiana culture in Japan: 'It was like a crossover of two worlds'

This Lafayette native and accessory designer Colette Bernard was quickly transported back to her Louisiana roots after discovering a creole cafe in Tokyo, Japan. Read more

Raising Cane's in Lafayette to get remodeled. See more construction in Acadiana.

Building permits for the week of June 18-24 for the cities of Lafayette, Broussard and Youngsville:  Read more

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