WWLTV.com LSU economist says recovery will take a year WWLTV.com BATON ROUGE โ It will take the areas hit hardest by the recent historic flooding about a year to get back to where they were, according to an LSU economist. James Richards, an economist and professor of public administration at LSU said most businesses ... LSU economist estimates one- year recovery period from floodWBRZ all 2 news articles ยป Continue reading...