Impact from tariff on Canadian lumber will eventually reach the Capital Region

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The effect of President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian goods, including lumber, could trickle down to the Capital Region, although it may take time, according to Karen Profita, executive director of the Homebuilders Association of Greater Baton Rouge. “I know there is a certain amount of lumber that they’ve already got in inventory,” Profita

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