Kia Baldwin Richardson earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Spelman College (Atlanta, GA) in 2002 where she graduated magna cum laude in only three years.  She earned her Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (Baton, Rouge, LA) in 2005 and was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association in 2005.

She practiced as an associate at The Boles Law Firm (Monroe, LA) in the Litigation Department for one year before establishing the Law Office of Kia Baldwin Richardson, L.L.C. in Ruston, Louisiana.

Kia Baldwin Richardson has a passion and dedication for serving the needs of the people she comes in contact with and she has an even stronger desire to seek out and serve the needs of those she does not come in contact with.  She currently has a mentoring program for young girls that teaches them the importance of setting goals and making the right decisions everyday to move them closer towards those goals.