Director of Communications
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
James is a former journalist, having worked for 18 years at The Times-Picayune. He was on the newspaper’s staff that won two Pulitzer Prizes in 2006. He has published stories in magazines including 64 Parishes and Preservation in Print. He has been interviewed on the air by NPR’s “Weekend Edition” and on television shows that have aired on the NFL Network, the Travel Channel and National Geographic. A story about his writing was recently published by The New Yorker. He moonlights as a professional competitive eater and an actor, with credits including “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Treme,” and “America’s Most Wanted.”
SAT-A03: Ecological Citizens: Bottom-Up Climate Leadership in Southeast Louisiana
Saturday, October 11, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM CT