Louisiana Facts

Blurb:	The development of forestry in Louisiana has ebbed and flowed like the state's many rivers and bayous from humble beginnings, the first mill opening in 1716, to a major, renewable industry- second only to mineral and petroleum exploration in Louisiana. - Louisiana Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy
Total Area (ac):	27.6 million
Forest Land Area (ac):	15.0 million
Timberland Area (ac):	14.7 million
Private Ownership (%):	88% of timberland
Fact Source:	FIA 2013 Survey