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                                   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, and each of them, the person's 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,
relating to up to $10,000,000 of the Corporation's  unsecured obligations to pay
deferred  compensation  under the  Louisiana-Pacific  Corporation 2004 Executive
Deferred  Compensation  Plan,  and  any and all  amendments  thereto  (including
post-effective  amendments).  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 could do in person,  hereby  ratifying and  confirming  all that the
attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes 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 31st day of July, 2004.



Signature                                 Title



/s/ Mark A. Suwyn
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Mark A. Suwyn                       Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the
                                    Board, Director


/s/ Curtis M. Stevens
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Curtis M. Stevens                   Executive Vice President, Administration and
                                    Chief Financial Officer


/s/ Russell S. Pattee
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Russell S. Pattee                   Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer


/s/ E. Gary Cook
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E. Gary Cook                        Director


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Archie W. Dunham                    Director


/s/ Daniel K. Frierson
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Daniel K. Frierson                  Director


/s/ Paul W. Hansen
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Paul W. Hansen                      Director


/s/ Brenda J. Lauderback
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Brenda J. Lauderback                Director

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/s/ Dustan E. McCoy
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Dustan E. McCoy                     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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