{"slug":"la-ldaf-office-of-forestry-landowner-assistance","name":"Office of Forestry landowner assistance","provider":{"name":"Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry","type":"state"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"LA","locality":null,"scope":"regional","audience":["landowner","farmer"],"kind":"technical_assistance","benefit":"Advice and action plans from state foresters on insects and disease, cost-share programs, regeneration planning and which seedlings to plant","summary":"LDAF's Office of Forestry says its foresters are in the field providing Louisiana's roughly 148,000 woodland owners with advice and action plans, covering insect and disease problems, federal and state cost-share programs, planning for regeneration before harvest, and which seedlings to plant, with follow-up visits to make sure practices are carried out. The office is also the lead agency for the federal Forest Stewardship Program in Louisiana, which recognizes landowners managing their land for total resource management.","eligibility":"Louisiana woodland owners; the page describes the Forest Stewardship Program as serving private, non-industrial forest landowners. No acreage threshold or fee is stated.","how_to_apply":"Contact the district forestry office for your parish (district office map linked from the page) or call the Office of Forestry at (225) 925-4500 / forestry@ldaf.state.la.us.","url":"https://www.ldaf.la.gov/land/forestry","source_url":"https://www.ldaf.la.gov/land/forestry","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"The agency pages do not state whether forester visits are free or describe an application for the Forest Stewardship Program; details must be confirmed with the district office.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:48:15.030Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/la-ldaf-office-of-forestry-landowner-assistance","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/la-ldaf-office-of-forestry-landowner-assistance.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}