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Toledo water sale halts, SRA
chairman resigns
By Tom Aswell
Capitol News Service
Chesapeake reduces 2012 gas
drilling, production
Papermaking returns to
St. Francisville mill
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
JELD-WEN resummes plan for
manufacture
Campbell finally named LPSC
chairman
Split 3-2 vote opens partisan division on state's utility
regulating Commission
Feb12
Third Sheriff Jordan elected
in Winn Parish
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Political Hall of Fame
induction Jan. 28
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Willis releases book on
Catahoula Lake history
New Representative says
campaign is wearing
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Commission approves SWEPCO
wind power
Public Service Commission meets in Winnfield,
home of ex-Commissioner Huey Long
Jan12
Biofuel firm announces
CENLA plant
Fuels set to build $450 million refinery in Rapides
Parish
Hanna enjoys boom in mats
Biofuel industry gets
boost from Louisiana wood waste
Louisiana comp law ‘out of
sync’
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Roemer lays out plan for
solving U.S. economy
By Governor Buddy Roemer
Candidate for President
Marcontell Texas Tree
Farmer
Dec11
Taylor VP of US Logging
Council
Will bring national convention to Louisiana in 2013
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
LaCour overcomes disability
with optimism
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Interfaith Sunday marked
on 9/11 anniversary
Pastor says freedom of religion vital for all faiths,
confessions, or none can enjoy the benefits
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Nov11
Wind trumps
biomass in vote for Olla plant
250 jobs, $100 million wood sales on hold
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Hall of
Fame inducts ten
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
GP closing Crossett plywood
Nov 7
IP makes deal to buy Temple
Louisiana plans
Bicentennial event for 2012
By James Ronald Skains
Special to The Journal
Champion tree was big but
yielded to the beetles
Oct11
Wind trumps biomass in vote
for Olla plant
250 jobs, $100 million wood sales on hold
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Hall of Fame inducts ten
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Greer is 2011
Logger of Year
Ten picked for LA Loggers
Hall of Fame
Arkansas Forestry sets
66th meeting
Texas Forestry Association
97th meeting
Sep11
Recycling to save Sparta
is near
10 million gallons daily boost for Graphics Packaging
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
IP moves buy offer direct to
Temple-Inland stockholders
64th LFA
meets Aug. 30
Pine Ridgers to perform
at Hall of Fame
Vernon parish tops in
state forestry income
LFA, AFF make
agreement for farm certification
Softwood lumber checkoff
OK’d for US, Canada
LDAF promoting benefits of
prescribed burning
Aug11
Unsolicited IP
bid for Temple Inland rejected
Timber theft bill is passed
By Tom Aswell
Capitol News Service
Late June rainfall aids
drought
Chevron, Weyerhaeuser fuel
venture does deal
Jly11
Hall of Fame Sept. 16
Sullivan is LLA Logger of
Year
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
LSU honors engineering grads
Martin, Deason, Moret named to ‘Hall of
Distinction’
Jun11
Population shifts, loss
make reapportionment controversial in State
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Herb Ebarb is ‘Oldest
Logger’
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Standley named executive
by Loggers Association
$21.5 million bonds OKd for
area projects
Jackson Car Show names
winners
Uncle Earl’s Hog
Dog Trials winners announced
May11
State has too many
elections
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Logging Council met with
U.S. Congress
Arp11
Budget cuts endanger
firefighting abilityes
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Bienville building new
public facilities
By Mary K. Hamner
Journal Correspondent
Winn Sheriff makes bid to
acquire CCA prison
By Tom Aswell
Capitol News Service
Formosan
termites major problem in the state
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog
Trials set March 23-27
Mar11
Rock Tenn to buy Smurfit
for $3.5 billion
Fannin would OK Winn, Allen
prison sale
By Tom Aswell
Capitol News Service
16th Uncle Earl's Hog Dog
show confirmed for March
Court disallows Sullivan
damages
Alexander expects
progress for new Congress
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Audit critical of prison
agency
By Tom Aswell
Capitol News Service
Brown to join Hall of Fame in
2011 induction
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Toledo Bend lake needs
rain after drawdown
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
State will lose
seat in U.S. Congress
By Tom Aswell
Capitol News Service
Joe Burns reviews lifetime
of service
By Mary K. Hamner
Journal Correspondent
Louisiana growth rate
lowest in the south
Ed Carothers, retired
Tech forestry prof, dies
Jails big business in
Louisiana, with highest population
By Tom Aswell
Capitol News Service
Jan11
TMDL rules may result from
Oregon decision
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Pruning pines enhances
growth , market value
James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
A.T. Martinez dies
following truck accident
Dec10
Haynesville drilling test
water resource
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Fannin says budget crisis
will get worse next year
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
LPSC sets rules for biomass
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
DEQ 'Green Business' Expo
shows new products
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Nov10
Loggers Hall of Fame grows
Seven new members inducted in program at Dodson
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Wood biomass for
electricity is in the running
Energy seeks bids for alternative energy sources to
comply with Public Service mandate
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Oct10
Louisiana biofuel plant due
to produce in 2010
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Six new in Hall of Fame
induction September 17
Sep10
LFA plans 63rd annual meeting
in Bossier City
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Pardee mineral case ordered
for re-hearing
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Weyerhaeuser
invokes REIT tax status
Forestry, poultry top
revenue producers in Piney Woods region
Voting for Congress starts
August 28 in state
Vacant Lt. Governor office on
ballot Oct. 2 to replace Mitch Landrieu, now NO Mayor
Georgia firm plans
wood-burning power plant
Area parishes funded for
local projects
Capitol News Service
Special to The Journal
Legislature seeks
guidance on water resources
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Forestry maintains top
spot in ag farm income
Aug10
Long Leaf
has director
Claudia Troll discusses plans for Museum
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Sullivan case accepted on
final appeal
'Cisgenics' makes better
trees
US ethanol exports up
July10
Loggers Hall of Fame
nominations open
Bad call by
Earl in '48 costs Louisiana billions
By Tom Aswell
Special to The Journal
Stuckey honored at Sabine
State retirement
Veteran banker recognized by Louisiana Bankers
Association for over 50 years service
Laney Meshell is 2010
Loggers Festival Queen
Louisiana Legends'
honored by LA broadcasters
James Burton, Marjorie Morrison, Louis Michot, Willis
Reed, Buddy Roemer on 2010 list
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Jun10
Hanson named Logger of Year
Long seeks weight limit
to 100,000 pounds
Biofuels not without risk
speakers say
Arthur Hunt is Oldest
Logger for Zwolle Festival
Eucalyptus seen as good
fit in regional forest
Author plans Edwards
followup
By James Ronald Sksins
Journal Correspondent
May10
LFA asks reversal in
Claiborne lawsuit
Timber theft penalties at risk in Appeal Court rule in
Sullivan case
By Tom Kelly
Editor and Publisher
Biomass aid seen possible by
Louisiana Legistature
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Timber prices hit low in
2009
Construction is key to
growth
Dr. Pelkki tells Ark-LA-Tex housing turnround necessary
By Ray Newbold
Journal Correspondent
Alternate
hog bays held
Apr10
State USDA director expects
more rural aid in Louisiana
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Alexander keynotes 18th
Political Hall of Fame
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Salvinia major problem in
lakes says Barham
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Mar10
Forestry rebound depends
on housing
Vandersteen says new round of home foreclosures may glut
market
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Habitat agreement benefits
Red Cockaded Woodpecker
Panel maker seeks relief on
subsidy
BCAP changes game for chips
Kisatchie
biomass-to-energy project is working
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Master Farmer degrees
are awarded by LACD
115 have attained 'Master' status since program started
in 2001 to boost conservation
Feb10
Challenges face forest
industry
Journal survey wees bright spots in biomass conversion
Alexander says ho help
for forestry
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Mike Balboni new Kisatchie
Forest Head
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
Smurfit coming out of
bankruptcy
Political 'Hall' induction
in Winnfield January 30
By James Ronald Skains
Journal Correspondent
New invasive bug eats kudzu
Pine beetle at lowest levels on record says expert
By Ray Newbold
Journal Correspondent
U.S.forest sector pain to
continue, says Vlosky
By Richard Vlosky
LSU AgCenter
Jan2010
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