Dec 4, 2017 | News, News/PR
Drax Biomass Inc. (DBI) began start up production this week at its newest facility, LaSalle BioEnergy in Urania, Louisiana. “This is a very exciting moment, we have a dedicated and motivated work force that after months of upgrades, retrofits, and training is ready to...
Sep 22, 2017 | News, News/PR
On August 17 and 18, state foresters from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, along with their staffs and personnel from the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS), gathered in Biloxi, MS. This was the third State Line Meeting for state foresters Wade...
Apr 10, 2017 | News, News/PR
Wood pellet producer Drax Biomass has acquired Louisiana Pellets with a winning auction bid of $35.4 million. The auction for the bankrupt Louisiana pellet manufacturer culminated on March 30. Louisiana Pellets had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the U.S....
Jan 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
It’s a mystery that has both fascinated and confounded everyone from ornithologists at top-tier universities to casual weekend bird-watchers for decades. Are there still ivory-billed woodpeckers roaming the wilds of the southeastern United States or have they all gone...
Jan 18, 2017 | News, News/PR
Better known for its production in cotton, catfish, and sweet potatoes, Mississippi is one of the leading producers in another agricultural industry: forests. Across Mississippi, some 350,000 private landowners control approximately 75 percent of all the forest area...