Despite the rise of tablets and other digital screens, the Forestry Industry in Louisiana continues to grow since taking a dive in the 08’ recession. Jeff Palermo.
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Authorities say a Facebook post threat towards Louisiana Tech and Grambling State turned out to be fake. Don Molino has the story….
Despite the digital revolution, the forestry industry continues to grow in Louisiana. A new report says forestry accounts for 13 billion dollars in economic output to the state, and one billion in inflation adjusted with state and local taxes. LSU Ag Center Professor Shaun Tanger says while paper is down, paper related products are up.
The report says the forestry industry accounted for 290 million dollars of income through 4,000 jobs, and 30.8 million in state taxes in East Baton Rouge Parish alone.
The Forest Economics professor says the industry accounts for roughly 50,000 jobs state wide through direct and indirect employment, and that it’s been on a statewide uptick for nearly a decade.
Tanger says the increase in shipping needs from companies like Amazon has also helped buoy the industry, along with a rebounding housing market, but warns that there could be a bump in the road just ahead.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have issued a quarantine on the transportation and transplanting of Roseau Cane out of Southern Louisiana. A small invasive insect known as the Roseau can scale was first discovered in the state in fall of 2016, and has destroyed wide swaths of the plant in coastal Louisiana. LDWF Biologist Director Todd Baker says hunters often use the plant to build hunting blinds.
Cut 6 (05) “…cannot move cane.”
Baker says there is only one exception for moving cane.
Baker says one of the big reasons for the quarantine is, among the unknowns about the scale, it may affect more than just Roseau cane.
Cut 8 (06) “…into agriculture crops.”
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The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season has delivered on its projections for below-average or near normal storm activity. The season has only produced five named storms with two becoming hurricanes. The hurricanes fizzled out in the Atlantic. With nearly a month and a half without a hurricane, State Climatologist Berry Keim says that’s a relief that doesn’t occur often.
Cut 9 (07) “…August the 27th.”
Keim says we are currently in the often most-active portion of the season. History will show late August hasn’t always been kind to the Bayou State.
Keim says despite the lack of hurricane activity so far, residents still need to keep their head on a swivel as anything could happen.
Cut 11 (05) “…with hurricane activity.”
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Joe Burrow is listed on the depth chart as the starting quarterback on Sunday night against eighth ranked Miami. Coach Ed Orgeron held off on publicly announcing a starter when he met with the media earlier today, because he wanted to tell the team first. Coach O says Burrow and Myles Brennan were told of the decision this morning
Cut 12 (11) “second team quarterback”
Orgeron says the battle to be LSU’s starting quarterback went right down to the end…
Orgeron says the quarterbacks were graded after each practice, so Brennan and Burrow shouldn’t be surprised who won the competition
Cut 14 (08) “…deciding factor”