Earlier this month, Gov. John Bel Edwards and a gaggle of other officials trekked to the tiny town of Plain Dealing in northern Bossier Parish, where they announced the construction of a new, $110 ...

From sawmills to store shelves to your own hammer swings, lumber can tell you a lot about what is going on in the economy right now. Lumber prices soared over the last year, frustrating would-be ...

Q. I read in Woodworking Network about sawmills closing in the western U.S. and western Canada, but more opening and expanding in the southern U.S. What is happening? First, understand that this trend ...

Gregory Lumber, Inc. will expand its sawmill operations in Pittsylvania County. The company will create three new jobs in the county and source 75 percent of its timber needs from Virginia land owners ...