Lumber prices to remain high for a while

Finished lumber products are organized at Blanchardâs Building Materials in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Lumber prices have skyrocketed more than 400% during the past year because of high demand and tight supply. Photo by Craig Gautreaux/LSU AgCenter

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May 27, 2021

If you have started construction on a new home or want to update a room in your house, you probably have experienced sticker shock when it comes to the price of building materials, especially lumber. Last year, the price was $354 per thousand foot of lumber.

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The Biblical Account of Christmas

Luke 2:1-16 (KJV)

December 18, 2024

1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was firs...

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Angels In Disguise: Angel Tree Collaboration Ministers To Many

Angel Tree Collaboration Ministers To Many

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 18, 2024

For the sixth consecutive year, the LaSalle Ministerial Alliance (LMA), in partnership with the LaSalle Parish School System’s (LPSB) APPLES program, ...

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Usage of LaSalle Library Continues to Rise

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 18, 2024

LaSalle Parish Librarian Andrea Book knew the potential for growth long before the new headquarters in Jena was built in 2020. Since the new building ...

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LGH Demonstrates Christmas Spirit

By Craig Franklin Editor

December 18, 2024

The famous Christmas song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” takes on a whole new meaning each December as employees of LaSalle General Hospi...

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L.A.D.D.’s Annual Christmas Party

Staff Report

December 18, 2024

The LaSalle Association for the Developmentally Delayed (L.A.D.D.) held their annual Christmas party Wednesday, December 11, at the Family Life Center...

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Snow White v. Happily Ever After (2024)

By Timothy Spence, Chase Girlinghouse, Serenity Wills & Andrea Brown JHS Civics Team

December 18, 2024

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Candace Decker’s Jena High School Civics class has been studying the judicial system and as part of those studies they are working on ...