Louisiana lobbyist and government relations

Louisiana Lobbyist and Government Relations

One of the valuable services offered by Babcock Law Firm is assisting clients in developing and implementing cost-effective, comprehensive strategies to resolve complex legislative, legal and regulatory problems. In addition, our team brings you expertise in a wide array of political issues, including state lobbying.

Babcock Law Firm is knowledgeable in the issues, procedures, and advocacy strategies that are important to businesses with matters under consideration by state, and local legislators, regulators and policymakers. Our team has the resources and know-how to represent national, and regional corporations and companies of all sizes including for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and trade associations before state and local government bodies. Our lobbyists regularly assist clients ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies with operations in Louisiana to statewide associations.

At the state level, the Babcock Law Firm has registered lobbyists with a myriad of experience and expertise ranging from construction and telecommunications to insurance and tax increment financing (TIFs). Working with elected officials from the Governor’s Administration all the way down to the state representative’s staff, the Babcock lobbying team knows the process and how to achieve results for you and your business interests. Because issues and strategies change on the fly during a legislative session, the Babcock lobbyists are at the State Capitol from the opening gavel to adjournment making sure your goals are accomplished.

In addition to state-level lobbying, the Babcock Firm has successfully worked with many local governments to amend ordinances, and to advocate for or against proposed ordinances from being passed. We have worked with mayors, parish presidents, city councils, police juries, planning and zoning officials, public work departments, alcohol beverage control boards and many more local departments and state agencies throughout the state.

More art than science, lobbying may be intangible, but for the clients we represent whose businesses have been significantly impacted by the legislative efforts we have championed on their behalf, the results are certainly tangible.

In the State Legislature, the Babcock team has:

monitored proposed legislation to identify bills affecting our clients' interests, as well as the progress of specific legislation;
prepared lobbying materials, including legal memoranda on business law issues, summaries for use when communicating with the legislature.
advised clients throughout all phases of the state legislative process, including conducting effective grassroots/tops campaigns, drafting new legislation, intervening directly in the state legislative process through hearing testimony and meetings with state legislators, and shepherding legislation to enactment.

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