

Biodiesel plant coming to Columbia
Columbia is set to get a biofuels plant, according to Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. The following is a press release from Louisiana...


Bill to make counting absentees faster, allow teens in voting booths
BATON ROUGE — A House committee advanced a bill Thursday to extend the time to prepare and verify absentee ballots prior to election day....


Windblown forest? Now what do I do?
Just received my 2021 “Old Farmer’s Almanac” and anxiously thumbed to the weather section, page 97 to be exact. With my hands shaking, my...


Now is time for FPP applications
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is now accepting applications for its Forest Productivity Program (FPP). Want to...


Oilfield jobs not returning after COVID
BATON ROUGE — Employment in Louisiana’s oil and gas industry has been declining since 2014 and took another big hit during the COVID-19...


Foresters sought for Shreveport, Center areas
Bird Forestry, a division of Advanced Ecology, wants to hire two foresters. The company, which has offices in Shreveport and Center,...














