Jerry Luke LeBlanc, UL Lafayette's vice-president of administration and finance, is among the 15 members selected by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana to advise and help fashion the nonprofit's stances on tax reform going into next year's Legislative Session.
Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to make tax reform a top issue during the 2013 Legislative Session, prompting early preparation by the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
Here's what PAR president Robert Travis Scott says about the panel in a press release sent Thursday:
The members of the Tax Advisory Group will offer their insights and expertise to PAR. The scope of the group's work will be determined by the members over the course of several weeks. The group's analysis will inform PAR's positions on tax reforms, which could include solutions for both the short and long term. Additionally, the Advisory Group could play a more distinct role by choosing to make a statement, provide some guiding principles or propose recommendations.
LeBlanc
Along with UL Lafayette vice-president of administration and finance, Jerry Luke LeBlanc, the panel includes:
Co-Chair: Jim Richardson, Louisiana State University economist and past PAR Chairman
Co-Chair: Robert Travis Scott, PAR President
Facilitator: Angele Davis, management consultant and former commissioner of administration
Jay Campbell, Associated Grocers Inc. and PAR board member
John Dean, Heard, McElroy & Vestal LLC
Chris Dicharry, Kean Miller LLP
Mark Drennen, Cornerstone Government Affairs Group, former commissioner of administration and former PAR President
Nicole Gould - Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson LLP and former Department of Revenue attorney
Jerry Luke LeBlanc - University of Louisiana Lafayette, former commissioner of administration and former House Appropriations Chairman
John Pierre, Southern University Law Center
William Potter, Postlethwaite & Nettervill
Kimberly Robinson, Jones Walker LLP and former attorney at the Department of Revenue and governor's office
Tim Ryan, University of New Orleans economist
William Scheffy, former banker and CFO and PAR board member
Steven Sheffrin, Tulane University economist