C&C FP Invests Over $21 Million In Coushatta, Louisiana Sawmill
C&C Forest Products announced it is investing over $21 million to rebuild its Coushatta, Louisiana sawmill following a 2025 fire, repositioning the facility as a more efficient, cost-competitive specialty lumber and timber operation. The project will reconfigure the existing facility with updated equipment and improved site layout. Once complete, the mill will be capable of producing up to 90MMBF annually. Construction is expected to begin in 2026, with the facility anticipated to begin sales in the first quarter of 2027.
“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,” Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois says. “By rebuilding this facility, the company is creating high-quality jobs while adding new capacity that strengthens Louisiana’s position in the timber industry.”
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.
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 region.
C&C Forest Products operates sawmills in Coushatta, La. and Carthage, Ark., with Coushatta serving as a key location in the company’s manufacturing network. The company was formed by Blue Wolf Capital after acquiring the two mills from Idaho Timber in 2022, and Blue Wolf has made significant capital investments to improve the Coushatta sawmill and rebuild the Carthage sawmill under their ownership.
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