Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 3, § 3622. Definitions

(1) “Forest activities” means any activity on forest land associated with the reforesting, growing, managing, protecting, and harvesting of timber, wood, and forest products.

(2) “Forest land” means any land in the state devoted to the growing of trees or the commercial production of timber, wood, or forest products that is located outside the corporate limits of any municipality. Land which is assessed for a use value under the provisions of R.S. 47:2301 et seq. shall be presumed to be forest land.

(3) “Governmental action” means annexation of territory by a governmental entity or the issuance of a rule, regulation, policy, or guideline promulgated for or by any governmental entity, or an order or other legally binding directive having the force of law or capable of being enforced by government which prohibits or limits the right of an owner to conduct forestry activities on forestry land. Governmental action does not mean the following:

(4) “Governmental entity” means:

(5) “Owner” means a person owning an interest in forest land at the time a governmental action becomes effective as to the forest land in which the owner owns an interest.

(6) “Prohibits or limits” means an existent reduction of twenty percent or more of the fair market value of forest land, or any portion thereof, or property rights thereto associated with conducting forestry activities on forest land before the action.