Thirty-nine workers affected: Weyerhaeuser has shut down its lumber mill in Taylor, a move that will put 39 employees out of work. The company says it is closing the iLevel Lumber Mill because of a continued slowdown in the housing industry. Weyerhaeuser will keep its Tree Improvement Center and Timberlands office open in Bienville Parish. The company has more than 900 employees in Louisiana at manufacturing facilities and timberlands offices across the state.
Save the landmarks: The Foundation for Historical Louisiana is extending the deadlines for nominations from the nine-parish Capital Region for its 2009 Treasures in Trouble list. FHL works to draw attention to neglected properties with historic, cultural and architectural significance; the 2008 list includes the LSU French House and the Carville Historic District. Nominations are now due by July 13. For a nomination form, click here.
