Exhibit 24
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below designates and appoints
CURTIS M. STEVENS and ANTON C. KIRCHHOF, JR., and each of them, his or her true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to sign a registration statement on Form
S-8 to be filed by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, for the purpose of registering 200,000 shares of common stock of
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, to be issued pursuant to the Louisiana-Pacific
Corporation 2000 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan, together with any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the registration
statement. Each person whose signature appears below also grants full power and
authority to these attorneys-in-fact and agents to take any action and execute
any instruments that they deem necessary or desirable in connection with the
preparation and filing of the registration statement, as fully as he or she
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the
attorneys-in-fact and agents may lawfully do or cause to be done.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this power of attorney has been executed by each of
the undersigned as of the 29th day of July, 2000.
Signature Title
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ MARK A. SUWYN
-------------------------- Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
Mark A. Suwyn and Director(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ CURTIS M. STEVENS
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Curtis M. Stevens Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ WILLIAM C. BROOKS
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William C. Brooks Director
/s/ E. GARY COOK
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E. Gary Cook Director
/s/ ARCHIE W. DUNHAM
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Archie W. Dunham Director
/s/ PAUL W. HANSEN
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Paul W. Hansen Director
/s/ DONALD R. KAYSER
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Donald R. Kayser Director
/s/ BRENDA LAUDERBACK
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Brenda Lauderback Director
/s/ PATRICK F. McCARTAN
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Partick F. McCartan Director
/s/ LEE C. SIMPSON
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Lee C. Simpson Director
/s/ COLIN D. WATSON
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Colin D. Watson Director
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