Forestry Commission public meetings in 2024
4 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Forestry Commission
The Louisiana Forestry Commission will hold a meeting on December 2, 2024, to set severance tax rates for the year beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025. The agenda also includes an adjudicatory hearing for a stipulated case (23-FOR-000005 – James Rowland), approval of previous meeting minutes, budget review, and division reports on protection, enforcement, management, forest health, and aviation. Public comments will be taken at the start and end of the meeting.
- Setting of severance tax rates for the year beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025
- Adjudicatory hearing: Stipulated Case 23-FOR-000005 – James Rowland
- Approval of September 10, 2024, minutes
- Budget review
- Division reports: Protection, Enforcement, Management, Forest Health, Aviation
The Commission approved the 2025 severance tax rates for various pine and hardwood products based on market analysis. It also accepted a fine for a timber company violation and approved the September 2024 meeting minutes.
- Approved minutes from September 10, 2024
- Accepted $350.00 fine for Rowland Timber (Case #23-FOR-000005) for failure to keep loaders log
- Set 2025 Pine Sawtimber tax rate at $0.76 per ton (2.25%)
- Set 2025 Hardwood Sawtimber tax rate at $0.82 per ton (2.25%)
- Set 2025 Pine Chip N Saw tax rate at $0.39 per ton (2.25%)
- Set 2025 Pine Pulpwood tax rate at $0.32 per ton (5.00%)
- Set 2025 Hardwood Pulpwood tax rate at $0.29 per ton (5.00%)
Forestry Commission
The Commission will review several proposed rule changes regarding prescribed burn managers, timber harvesting contracts, and management service fees. The meeting also includes adjudicatory hearings for stipulated cases and division reports.
- Adjudicatory hearing: 23-FOR-000005 – James Rowland
- Adjudicatory hearing: 23-FOR-000036 – James Hamilton III
- ACT 288 – Non-Certified Prescribed Burn Manager New Rule
- ACT 214 – Timber Harvesting Written Contract New Rule
- 7:XXXIX §701. Management Service Fees Rule Change
The Commission approved updates to the management service fee structure and rule changes for the Indian Creek Recreation Area. It also accepted a fine for a loaders log violation and granted a case continuance. The body received updates on equipment procurement and forest health.
- Approved minutes from June 11, 2024
- Approved continuance for James Rowland (case #23-FOR-000005)
- Approved $350.00 fine for James Hamilton III (case #23-FOR-000036) for failure to keep loaders log
- Approved updated management service fees and potential equipment move fees
- Approved rule changes for Indian Creek Recreation Area regarding campsites, pets, horses, and fees
Forestry Commission
The Louisiana Forestry Commission will hold a regular meeting to approve minutes from March 12, 2024, review the budget, and hear division reports on protection, enforcement, management, forest health, and aviation. The agenda is tentative until 24 hours before the meeting.
- Approval of minutes from March 12, 2024
- Budget review
- Division reports: Protection, Enforcement, Management, Forest Health, Aviation
The Commission approved the minutes from the March 12, 2024, meeting. Members received updates on the budget, equipment procurement, and forest health, including the status of new dozers and aircraft engine shortages.
- Approved minutes of the March 12, 2024 meeting (unanimous)
Forestry Commission
The commission will meet to review the budget and receive reports from various divisions. The agenda consists primarily of procedural items and general departmental updates.
- Approval of minutes from December 4, 2023
- Budget review
- Division reports for Protection, Enforcement, Management, Forest Health, and Aviation
The Commission approved the minutes from the December 4, 2023 meeting. Members received budget updates regarding firefighting costs and equipment, and discussed pending legislation concerning logging contracts and burn permits.
- Approved minutes of the December 4, 2023 meeting