Louisiana sawmill invests $21M to rebuild after 2025 fire, creating 77 new jobs

Louisiana sawmill invests $21M to rebuild after 2025 fire, creating 77 new jobs June 11, 2026 | 1:04 pm CDT

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Louisiana sawmill invests $21M to rebuild after 2025 fire, creating 77 new jobs

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Dakota Smith

June 11, 2026 | 1:04 pm CDT

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The company has continued investing in its operations to expand production capacity and support more specialized manufacturing. Photo by Louisiana Economic Development. 

COUSHATTA, La., C&C Forest Products, an independent southern yellow pine lumber producer with sawmills in Coushatta, Louisiana and Carthage, Arkansas, announced it is investing over $21 million to rebuild its Coushatta sawmill following a 2025 fire, repositioning the facility as a more efficient, cost-competitive specialty lumber and timber operation, according to Louisiana Economic Development. 

The company is expected to create 77 direct new jobs with an average annual salary of $65,260, which is 34% above the average Red River Parish wage, while retaining 27 current positions. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in an additional 256 indirect new jobs, for a total of 333 potential new job opportunities in the Northwest Region.

To secure the project in Coushatta, the state of Louisiana offered C&C FP Holdings, LLC a competitive incentives package that includes the comprehensive workforce development solutions of LED FastStart and a $1 million performance-based grant for utility and infrastructure improvements. The company is also expected to participate in Louisiana’s Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs.

“C&C Forest Products’ investment in Coushatta reflects the continued growth of Louisiana’s agribusiness industry, with companies modernizing operations and expanding into specialty production,” LED Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois said. “By rebuilding this facility, the company is creating high-quality jobs while adding new capacity that strengthens Louisiana’s position in the timber industry.”

The project will reconfigure the existing facility at 306 Wilkinson St. with updated equipment and improved site layout to support more efficient production. Once complete, the rebuilt sawmill will focus on specialty lumber and timbers and will be capable of producing up to 90 million board feet annually, enhancing the company’s ability to serve regional and national markets.

“C&C Forest Products is pleased to partner with Louisiana Economic Development and the Coushatta community in rebuilding and modernizing our sawmill,” C&C Forest Products CEO Jim Langdale said. “This investment reflects our commitment to the region’s timber industry and the skilled workforce that make operations like this possible. We appreciate the state’s support and look forward to creating new opportunities for growth and jobs in Red River Parish.”

Construction is expected to begin in the first half of 2026, with the facility anticipated to begin sales in the first quarter of 2027.

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