Schedule

Louisiana SAF Annual Meeting 2026 | Sep 09, 8:00 AM – Sep 11, 12:00 PM Chateau St. Denis Hotel -- Natchitoches, 751 2nd St, Natchitoches, LA 71457, USA

Wed, Sep 09

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ROM Field Review: TSI burning, Weed & Feed, Longleaf Pine Establishment
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Quiz Bowl Competition among Forestry Schools
Hotel
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Evening Reception and Social

Thu, Sep 10

7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks; Joshua Price, 2026 LASAF Chair
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM
SAF District 11; Dan Taylor, National SAF Board Representative
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
New Mills Updates: (Louisiana Green Fuels, Jackson Hardwoods, Plain Dealing Lumber)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Rep. Jack McFarland: Updates from the State Legislature
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Forestry School Student Activities: La Tech, LSU, Southern, CLTCC
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Membership Awards Luncheon; Keynote Speaker, Terry Baker, SAF CEO
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Arkansas Forest Health Center; Dr. Laura Sims, Director
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
LDAF; USFS: Updates from Matt Polk; and Lisa Lewis
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Break / Silent Auction
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Louisiana SAF Business Meeting
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Social and Banquet

Fri, Sep 11

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Landowner Tool Kit: Trinity Barnes, USFS
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Richard Vlosky, Ph.D., Director LA Forest Products Development Center
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Applied Digital: Gail Adams, data center at Boyce, LA
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Professional Ethics, with Joshua Price

Schedule

Wed, Sep 09

ROM Field Review: TSI burning, Weed & Feed, Longleaf Pine Establishment

Lunch

Quiz Bowl Competition among Forestry Schools

Evening Reception and Social

Thu, Sep 10

Registration

Welcome & Opening Remarks; Joshua Price, 2026 LASAF Chair

SAF District 11; Dan Taylor, National SAF Board Representative

New Mills Updates: (Louisiana Green Fuels, Jackson Hardwoods, Plain Dealing Lumber)

Break

Rep. Jack McFarland: Updates from the State Legislature

Forestry School Student Activities: La Tech, LSU, Southern, CLTCC

Membership Awards Luncheon; Keynote Speaker, Terry Baker, SAF CEO

Arkansas Forest Health Center; Dr. Laura Sims, Director

LDAF; USFS: Updates from Matt Polk; and Lisa Lewis

Break / Silent Auction

Louisiana SAF Business Meeting

Social and Banquet

Fri, Sep 11

Registration

Landowner Tool Kit: Trinity Barnes, USFS

Richard Vlosky, Ph.D., Director LA Forest Products Development Center

Applied Digital: Gail Adams, data center at Boyce, LA

Professional Ethics, with Joshua Price