Louisiana s timberlands remain littered with trees that Hurricane Laura either snapped like toothpicks or yanked out of the ground by their roots as easily as a gardener pulling weeds, wiping out $1.5 billion in timber sales in the state s largest agricultural sector. In a matter of hours Hurricane Laura wiped out an entire year s worth of production, said Buck Vandersteen, who said the only comparable damage during his four decades leading the Louisiana Forestry Association was from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The timber industry has a $13 billion annual input in the Louisiana economy from the landowner to logger to industry production, Vandersteen said. This really did a number on us.
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La. forestry continues tallying storm damage At the 2021 Virtual Forestry Forum, Michael Blazier, LSU AgCenter forestry specialist said the damages would be more if lost revenue, infrastructure damage and lost production during the storms are considered. (Source: WSFA 12 News) By Davon Cole | March 12, 2021 at 2:31 PM CST - Updated March 12 at 2:31 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana forestryâs $1.5 billion in losses from last years hurricanes was double the amount of revenue the industry generates annually, according to an LSU AgCenter forestry expert.
At the 2021 Virtual Forestry Forum, Michael Blazier, LSU AgCenter forestry specialist said the damages would be more if lost revenue, infrastructure damage and lost production during the storms are considered.