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<DESCRIPTION>INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
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                                  Exhibit 23.1

      INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



      We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this  Registration
      Statement of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated
      March 8, 2004,  (which  expresses an unqualified  opinion and includes and
      explanatory  paragraph  related to the adoption of Statements of Financial
      Accounting  Standards No. 142,  "Goodwill and other Intangible Assets" and
      No. 144,  "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets"
      on  January  1,  2002,  and No.  143,  "Accounting  for  Asset  Retirement
      Obligations"  on January 1, 2003),  appearing in the Annual Report on Form
      10-K of  Louisiana-Pacific  Corporation  for the year ended  December  31,
      2003.



      /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


      Nashville, Tennessee
      August 13, 2004




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