New wood-using facilities coming to Louisiana will be a great impact on rural areas. Listen to Dr. Joe Chang, a professor at LSU talks about Forestry  Economics and his work at the state&apos;s flagship university.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>.

Prescribed fire for forests

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.