Louisiana’s Legislature appears to be headed for its sixth special session since the start of 2016 to address the state’s budget woes.
The unpredictability of the budget each year needs to change, said James Richardson, an LSU economics professor.
Richardson was guest speaker Monday during a St. Mary Industrial Group meeting at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City. He is director of the Public Administration Institute at LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business.
He is also a member of state government’s Revenue Estimating Conference which projects how much revenue the state can expect to get each year.
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