A number of states have already adopted strict regulations on commercial firewood marketing within their
borders. The Louisiana Society of American Foresters urges the adoption of such regulations by the Louisiana
Legislature.
75% of the Louisiana severence tax goes to fund roads and schools; the remaining 25% was allocated to the General Fund
until 1997, when the Legislature approved 75% of that portion to the Louisiana Forest Productivity Program to assist with reforestation. This proposed Policy Statement would urge the Legislature to allocate the remainder of the 25% portion to the FPP as well.