A Certified Public Accountant from Lafayette, Louisiana CPA, James Castille has worked for various organizations as an accountant for more than 25 years. In addition to his professional work, James Castille is a member of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants (LCPA), an organization that supports and advocates for those who belong to the accounting profession.

One way that the LCPA has been able to advance the profession is through its legislative impact. Most of these accomplishments have happened through the effort of the LCPA political action committee or PAC.

The LCPA PAC assists accounting professionals with passing laws to create positive outcomes for the accounting community. One of the major pieces of legislation that the PAC supported was related to the no notification-no fee rule, which allows Louisiana CPAs to move among the states without the need to notify state boards or pay a fee.

Another major piece of legislation the LCPA PAC helped get passed was a revision of Louisiana accounting laws to align with the Uniform Accounting Act. This particular legislation allows non-CPAs to own CPA firms where they can receive commission and contingent fees in certain instances. Moreover, it allowed non-CPAs to own CPA firms after having one year of broad-based experience. These are just two of the extensive list of legislative impacts resulting from LCPA PAC activities.