

Can bats be repopulated?
Bats are an important species in forests; they consume enormous amounts of insects each night. In Louisiana there are 12 different...


Reform the Guest Worker program
The Forest Resources Association (FRA) is advocating to reform the guest worker program because we consider it an essential element of a...


Southern University leads in urban forestry in U.S.
Urban and forests might not seem to go together, but just like good forestry practices make sure rural forests are healthy, urban...


Difficulties of insuring commercial trucks
Log truck insurance markets tightened dramatically. Unfortunately, the trucking side of raw forest products production is deteriorating...


New uses for wood, insurance top agenda
Convention goers considered how timber can be the key element in tall buildings and checked out the problems with truck insurance and our...


Willis' career spanned five decades in Louisiana
With a career that spans more than five decades in both public and private sectors, Jewel Willis built a growing business from the ground...