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Award nominations sought
   
Awards to be given in August
We're asking our members to nominate a worthy Tree Farmer, Outstanding Logger or a landowner that did a good job of reforestation on a site. Awards will be given Aug. 27 at the annual convention of the Louisiana Forestry Association. Download a form below and either fax it to (318) 443-1713 or mail to P.O. Box 5067, Alexandria, LA 71307.

Deadline is June 1, 2008.  

 
 
Severance Tax
   
Severance tax set
       The Louisiana Forestry Commission and the Louisiana Tax Commission set stumpage values to be used for timber several tax computations. These values are in effect for January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
       The sawtimber and chip-n-saw regular severance tax rate is 2 1/4 percent of the sawtimber stumpage value. The pulpwood regular severance tax rate is 5 percent of the stumpage value.

Product                 2008 Stumpage Value                Severance Tax
Pine sawtimber   $323.06/mbf$40.38.ton         $7.25/mbf $.91/ton
Hdwd sawtimber $267.37/mbf $28.14/ton       $6.02/mbf $.63/ton
Chip-n-saw          $56.39/cord $20.89/ton        $1.27/cord $.47/ton
Pine pulpwood     $26.23/cord $9.71/ton         $1.31/cord $.49/ton
Hdwd pulpwood  $16.63/cord $5.80/ton         $.83/cord $.29/ton
 

 
 
Announcements
   
Quarterly Timber Reports - Thursday, March 20, 2008
The Louisiana Dept. of Ag and Forestry has the historical and current quarterly timber price reports. You can link to it by http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/portal/Offices/Forestry/ForestryReports/QuarterlyReportofForestProducts/OriginalReports/tabid/452/Default.aspx
 

 
 
Award forms
   
 TitleOwnerCategoryLast UpdatedSize (Kb) 
Future Forest Award Janet Tompkins 4/3/2008 48.13 Download
Outstanding Logger Janet Tompkins 4/3/2008 10.74 Download
Tree Farm Janet Tompkins 4/3/2008 24.06 Download
 
 
 
         
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