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So it is illegal to cut down a cypress that is on my land, No, if it is on your land you can cut it. Subsequently, question is, is it illegal to cut down oak trees in Louisiana? Currently, there are no state laws in Louisiana to protect historic or heritage trees and only spotty local ordinances that offer any protection from human removal.5/5(K). F. Whoever violates the provisions of Subsection A as they relate to the cutting of standing cypress trees on water bottoms owned by the state of Louisiana shall, in addition to the penalties otherwise provided in this Section, be subject to a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars, imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.
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“Cypress mulch registers about a on a scale of 1 to 10” as a factor in coastal erosion in Louisiana, said Rudy Sparks, vice president of Williams, Inc., which owns thousands of acres of swampland in south Louisiana.
His company is not cutting cypress trees and hasn’t harvested any in years. They can’t. May 03, State law protects cypress trees along Florida's waterways, but it has been up to the courts to enforce the regulations.
It was resistant to decay, a good thing in the humid Louisiana environment.
Landowners can cut down cypress trees on their land, but trees below the high-water mark are considered state property and are protected. The town of Patterson was once home to the largest cypress sawmill in the world, owned by Frank B. Williams, and in the Louisiana State Legislature designated Patterson as the Cypress Capitol of Louisiana. The Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival is an annual event held the first weekend of April at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson.
Attendance is normally about 35, for a three-day event.