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 1,500,000 shares of common stock of
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, to be issued pursuant to the Louisiana-Pacific
Corporation 2000 Employee Stock Purchase 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/ MARK A. SUWYN
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Mark A. Suwyn Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 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
