Richie LeBlanc is the president and CEO of Hunt Forest Products and LaSalle Lumber. The family-owned business is embarking on a second endeavor with Tolko Industries, a Canadian company. The partnership gave birth to LaSalle Lumber in Urania, a state-of-the-art lumber mill that is a model for the new mill to be built in Taylor, Louisiana. LeBlanc talks about the company and its partnership with Tolko.Minding the Forest is a podcast of the Louisiana Forestry Association and his hosted by LFA Media Specialist Jeff Zeringue. Comments can be sent to <a href='mailto:jzeringue@laforestry.com'>jzeringue@laforestry.com</a>. Check out our website at <a href='https://www.laforestry.com/'>laforestry.com</a>. <a href='https://www.laforestry.com/membership'>Click this link to join the LFA</a>. If you want to find out more about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, go to <a href='https://forests.org/'>forests.org</a>.

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We talk about sustainable forestry, how important forests are to Louisiana and its economy and how forests benefit everyone. We also talk about the issues important to the forest products industry.