James A. Richardson is John Rhea Alumni Professor of Economics and Director of the Public Administration Institute in the E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration at Louisiana State University. He co-edited in 1988 Louisiana Fiscal Alternatives; in 1999 Handbook on Taxation; and in 2018 Exploring Long-Term Solutions for Louisiana’s Tax System. He has served as a member of the Louisiana Revenue Estimating Conference since 1987. He has consulted with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Justice. He worked with the Financial Services Roundtable regarding recovering from disasters after Hurricane Katrina.
