SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KASTELIC JOSEPH B (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORPORATION 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 1910 (Street) NASHVILLE TN 37219 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP [ LPX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP/SPEC PROD - SALES
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/01/2004		M		17,150(1)	A	$20.87	46,807(2)	D
Common Stock	02/01/2004		F		1,817(3)	D	$20.87	44,990(2)	D
Common Stock	02/01/2004		S		4,537(4)	D	$20.87	40,453(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$21.27	01/31/2004		A		28,000		01/31/2005(5)	01/31/2014	Common Stock	28,000	$0	28,000	D
Stock Award Right(6)	$0(7)	01/31/2004		A		14,000		08/08/1988(6)	01/31/2009	Common Stock	14,000	$0	14,000	D
Stock Award Right(1)(6)	$0(7)	02/01/2004		M			17,150	08/08/1988(1)	02/01/2008	Common Stock	17,150	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents incentive shares granted pursuant to the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 1997 Incentive Stock Award Plan, 100% of which vested effective February 1, 2004, upon attainment of specified share price targets.

2. Reporting person also indirectly holds 3,325 shares in the Louisiana-Pacific 401(k) and Profit Sharing Trust (by trust).

3. Represents shares withheld in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations resulting from the vesting of incentive shares.

4. Pursuant to the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Executive Loan Program, represents shares withheld to reimburse LP for tax withholding payments LP is obligated to make in connection with forgiveness of loan principal and accrued interest that was triggered upon the attainment of specified share price targets effective January 23, 2004.

5. Represents stock option granted pursuant to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 1997 Incentive Stock Award Plan. Options vest in three equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on this date.

6. Represents incentive shares granted pursuant to the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 1997 Incentive Stock Award Plan, subject to forfeiture if the reporting person ceases to be an employee before the fifth anniversary of the grant date, providing that vesting will be accelerated upon attainment of specified share price targets and as further provided in the award agreement.

7. Security converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

	Anton C. Kirchhof, Attorney-in-fact for Joseph B. Kastelic	02/03/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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