Aug 29, 2018 | News, News/PR
Despite the digital revolution taking reading off the pages of paperbacks and onto the screens of tablet, the forestry industry continues to grow in Louisiana, according to a report that says in 2015 it accounted for $13 billion in economic output, and one billion in...
May 24, 2018 | News, News/PR
Two months after it was initially announced, the sale of Anderson-Tully became official Monday. The Vicksburg-based sawmill was purchased by Vicksburg Forest Products LLC., which is headquartered in Jackson. The parent company of Vicksburg Forest Products also owns...
Apr 6, 2018 | News, News/PR
If you know anything about forestry, chances are you’ve heard of Henry Hardtner, the man considered the premier pioneer of reforestation. “He’s the father of southern forestry,” said Jim Barnett, historian and volunteer at Southern Forestry Heritage Museum...
Mar 21, 2018 | News, News/PR
After 129 years in business, Mississippi-based lumber operation Anderson-Tully has been sold to an unnamed company. 158 employees will lose their jobs. Anderson-Tully, who manages over 300,000 acres of hardwoods timberlands throughout Mississippi, Arkansas, and...
Feb 16, 2018 | News, News/PR
Drax Biomass, which operates two Louisiana wood pellet manufacturing facilities as well as a shipping operation in the Port of Baton Rouge, will move its corporate headquarters from Atlanta to Monroe. Company President Pete Madden said the move allows Drax “to...