Wood and Water - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

Nearly 50 of Louisiana s land mass is covered by forest. That s a
whopping 14 million acres of tress. And these tress aren t just
sitting there beautifying the countryside, they re hard at work.
The forestry industry in Louisiana is the state s second largest
employer. And there s a huge private sector in the world of woods
as well. Warren Peters has built a career around tending to
Louisiana s forest lands. His 20 year old company, Peters Forest
Resources, provides all phases of forest management, from
reforestation to harvest supervision. The company also does large
inventories, mappings, financial analysis, appraisals, ecological
studies and provides brokerage services. If you re a city dweller
you might not think much about this, but it s big business based
right here in the center of Baton Rouge. While Louisiana is rich in
forest lands, it is also resplendent with semi tropical trees,
plants, flowers and fruits. Jeb Barber spends his days taming and
cultivating this natural beauty and bringing it to homes and
businesses. His seven year old company, Makaira Landscape, is a
design, build and maintenance company that specializes in cutting
edge landscape design and residential swimming pools. If you think
there s a lot of swimming pools in Baton Rouge, you re right. Jeb
claims we have the highest per capita pool ratio in the nation.
Stephanie, Warren adn Jeb tackles the great and not always so great
outdoors on this inside look at business Baton Rouge style. Photos
at Mansurs on the Boulevard by Ken Stewart.

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