Dr. Matthew Helmer looks over a marbled stone from the original site of Louisiana State University in Pineville. Helmer led a dig at the site in 2025. (Photo by USDAFS) What in the world does archaeology have to do with Louisiana forestry, you might ask, and why would it be on the front cover of a Forestry magazine? This is a great question, and brings about a topic that many don’t often think about when it comes to forestry — that Louisiana’s forests cover tens of thousands