PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS

City of West Monroe, LA. June 1988: economic development of the Louisiana Delta region. April 1990: economic feasibility of recycling solid waste materials. May 1996: population and housing trends.

Thomas Properties, Monroe, LA. August 1990: estimated financial loss on select commercial property.

Sharpsville Quality Products, Sharpsville, PA. May 1993: worker ownership and control.

A New Beginning Trust Fund, Sharon, PA. May 1993: credit and long-term economic reconstruction.

Outdoor Cooking Appliances, Inc., Lake Charles, LA. June 1993: general operations and long-term financing.

PUBLIC SERVICE

“On the Containment of Health-Care Costs: A New Application of Cost-Benefit Estimates,” Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-Sixth Congress, Second Session, February 1980, Volume 2, Serial 96-91.

“Comments on the Issue Paper Covering Pay and Price Standards,” for the Council on Wage and Price Stability, February 1980.

“Comments on Senator Lloyd Bentsen’s Productivity Improvement Bill,” for the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, June 1980.

“Comments,” State of Louisiana, Board of Regents, public hearings for master planning purposes, September 1991.

“On the Statistical Relationship Between Louisiana’s Right-to-Work Law and Employment in the State of Louisiana,” Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives, May 22, 1992 (invited by Chairman Charles R. Anding); Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Louisiana Senate, May 28, 1992 (invited by Chairman Joe McPherson).

“Pope John Paul Questioned Eight Economic Development Lapses,” New Orleans CityBusiness, April 11, 2005.

“Scattered FEMA Sites Better than Huge Grouping, Says O’Boyle with Mayo Research Institute,” New Orleans CityBusiness, January 16, 2006.

“B-School Realities, Undergrad and MBA,” Business Week, Readers Report, May 29, 2006.

SITE VISITS AND REPORTS:
U.S. SENATE PRODUCTIVITY AWARD AND
U.S. SENATE INNOVATION AWARD
STATE OF LOUISIANA

General Electric, Shreveport LA, June 1984.
Hibernia National Bank, New Orleans LA, June 1984.
Public Investors, Alexandria LA, June 1984.
Martin Marietta Manned Space Systems, New Orleans LA, October 1985.
Louisiana National Bank, Baton Rouge LA, September 1985.
Freeport Chemical, Convent LA, September 1985.
Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Lockport LA, February 1987.
Atlas Processing, Shreveport LA, February 1987.
AT&T, Shreveport LA, February 1988.
Jantzen, Eunice LA, March 1988.
Cameron Iron Works, Ville Platte LA, March 1988.
Dresser Industrial Valve, Alexandria LA, March 1988.
Stone Container (paper mill), Hodge LA, December 1988.
Terrebonne General Medical Center, Houma LA, December 1988.
Vulcan Chemicals, Geismar LA, December 1988.
East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie LA, December 1988.
FlexCon and Systems, Lafayette, LA, December 1989.
John E. Chance and Associates, Lafayette, LA, December 1989.
Stuller Settings, Lafayette, LA, December 1989.
Motivatit Seafoods, Houma, LA, December 1989.
Acadian Ambulance Service, Lafayette, LA, January 1991, January 1992.
Amerchol, Greensburg, LA, January 1991.
Edison Chouest Offshore, Galliano, LA, January 1991.
Fibrebond, Minden, LA, January 1991, November 1995.
Manville Forest Products, West Monroe, LA, February 1991.
Environmental Remediation, Baton Rouge, LA, January 1992.
Unaform, Shreveport, LA, January 1992.
Textron Marine Systems, New Orleans, LA, January 1992, December 1992, February 1994.
Sunland Fabricators, Walker, LA, January 1992.
Union Carbide, Hahnville, LA, January 1992.
Sabine Manufacturing, Many, LA, December 1992.
Trus Joist MacMillan, Natchitoches, LA, December 1992.
Cameco Industries, Thibodaux, LA, December 1992.
LOOP, New Orleans, LA, December 1992.
Pan-American Life, New Orleans, LA, December 1992.
Ludlow Laminating and Coating, Homer, LA, January 1994.
Marine Shale Processors, Amelia, LA, January 1994.
Frymaster, Shreveport, LA, January 1994.
Thibodaux General Hospital and Health Centers, Thibodaux, LA, January 1994.
Wemco, New Orleans, February 1994.
Harrison Company, Bossier City, LA, February 1995.
Cardio-Vascular Institute of the South, Houma, LA, March 1995.
Harmony Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA, March 1995.
Harrison Medical Group, Lafayette, LA, March 1995.
Health Care Options, Baton Rouge, LA, March 1995.
Avondale Industries, New Orleans, November 1995.
Temple-Inland Forest Products, DeQuincy, November 1995.
Chrisope Technologies, Lake Charles, November 1995.
Prison Enterprises, Baton Rouge & Winnfield, November 1995.
River Parishes Hospital, LaPlace, April 1997.
Louisiana Compressor Maintenance, Houma, April 1997.