Jim Richardson

Dr. Jim Richardson, head of the Revenue Estimating Conference, talks about the fiscal state of the state and his book, “Managing Hurricane Katrina.” An…

LSU Economist and Director of the Public Administration Institute James A. Richardson on budget solutions for the state. Richardson has served as the…

LSU economist, Jim Richardson, who is part of the influential panel that tells the legislature that tells how much money is coming into the state and…

LSU Economist Jim Richardson, head of the Revenue Estimating Conference, discusses the fiscal cliff that awaits the state on June 30th.Mark Ballard,…

A new fiscal year started this past weekend, so this might be a good time for a basic review. Let’s call it “Budget 101”.We’ll start with state income –…

In the 2016 sessions, House members were ready to blame the state's budget problems on inaccurate fiscal notes from the Legislative Fiscal Office. Now…

LSU Economist Jim Richardson heads the State Revenue Estimating Conference. Jan Moller is president of the Louisiana Budget Project. We speak with…

The Revenue Estimating Conference met Tuesday to determine just how many millions short the state’s budget will be for the current fiscal year.“Somewhere…

After a one month reprieve due to the flooding, the Tax Structure Task Force is preparing the draft of their report -- now due October first. They’re…

Facing a Thursday due date for their report, the Tax Structure Task Force is working daily this week, sorting through options and preparing to vote on…