Latest 2025 Lobbyist Registration

Lobbyist's Name: MR. NIAL PATEL Name Change: Address: 304 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 1A BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70801 Phone: 504-390-9702 Fax: Employer Information Employer Name: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Employer Address: 304 LAUREL STREET, SUITE 1A BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70801

Registration Details

Lobbying Type: Executive Branch Lobbying   Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/6/2025     (The date in which lobbying became part of your principal duties or the date in which you acted in a representative capacity and made and expenditure on a Legislator.)   If you were an executive branch lobbyist during the previous calendar year, have you completed the annual ethics training required pursuant to R.S. 42:1170 for the previous calendar year? Yes   Date Registration Submitted: 1/9/2025 View Original Registration Form     Dates Registered: 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025

Lobbying Type: Legislative Branch Lobbying   Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/6/2025     (The date in which you acted in a representative capacity and made an expenditure on an executive branch official.)   If you were a legislative lobbyist during the previous calendar year, have you completed the annual ethics training required pursuant to R.S. 42:1170 for the previous calendar year? Yes   Date Registration Submitted: 1/9/2025 View Original Registration Form     Dates Registered: 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025

Lobbying Type: Local Government Lobbying   Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/6/2025     (The date in which you, acted in a representative capacity, made an aggregate amount of expenditures of $500 or more, on local level officials.)   Date Registration Submitted: 1/9/2025 View Original Registration Form     Dates Registered: 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025

Information about Persons, Groups, or Organizations Represented:

Name: Conduent, Inc. and its Affiliates   Description:  Business Solutions   Address:  750 FIRST STREET, NE, SUITE 1020 WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20002   Branch: Legislative / Executive       Lobbying Dates: 1/2/2012  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises  Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center   Description:  cancer services   Address:  5745 ESSEN LANE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local       Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2013  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; hospitals; nursing homes; elderly care; hospice

Name: Loyola University   Description:  higher education   Address:  6363 ST. CHARLES AVE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/11/2016   Lobbying Dates: 4/11/2016  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools  Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools

Name: Sparkhound   Description:  technology consultants   Address:  11207 PROVERBS AVE BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70816   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local       Lobbying Dates: 3/15/2018  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Baton Rouge Area Chamber   Description:  chamber of commerce   Address:  451 FLORIDA STREET, SUITE 1050 BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70801   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local       Lobbying Dates: 3/15/2018  -   Paid by Representation: No   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you: pro bono work   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Historic Tax Credit Coalition   Description:  historic tax credits   Address:  3031 CHESTNUT ST. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70115   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local       Lobbying Dates: 9/27/2018  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: City of New Orleans   Description:  municipality   Address:  1300 PERDIDO ST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/28/2019   Lobbying Dates: 1/28/2019  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $100,000 - $249,999   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal

Name: Youth Villages   Description:  foster care   Address:  3320 BROTHER BLVD MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38133   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 2/15/2019   Lobbying Dates: 2/15/2019  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach

Name: Bristow Group   Description:  aviation services   Address:  818 TOWN & COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 200 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77024   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local       Lobbying Dates: 6/17/2019  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Aerospace and space technology

Name: Palo Alto   Description:  technology   Address:  3000 TANNERY WAY SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95054   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 9/11/2019   Lobbying Dates: 9/11/2019  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Louisiana Clerks of Court Association   Description:  Association of clerks of court   Address:  10202 JEFFERSON HWY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70816   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 3/9/2020   Lobbying Dates: 3/9/2020  -   Paid by Representation: No   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you: Arwin P Bascle, LLC   Subject Matters:      Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal

Name: Louisiana Association of Broadcasters   Description:  Trade Association for radio and television stations   Address:  660 FLORIDA ST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70801   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 3/9/2020   Lobbying Dates: 3/9/2020  -   Paid by Representation: No   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you: Arwin P Bascle, LLC   Subject Matters:      Arts and entertainment  Business and private and commercial enterprises  Telecommunications

Name: Clover   Description:  Non-profit day care provider, education, outreach   Address:  1600 CONSTANCE ST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 3/9/2020   Lobbying Dates: 3/9/2020  -   Paid by Representation: No   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you: Arwin P Bascle, LLC   Subject Matters:      Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach  Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools

Name: GDIT   Description:  business technology   Address:  6310 E. TEXAS STREET BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA 71111   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 7/1/2020   Lobbying Dates: 7/1/2020  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Plexos Group   Description:  consulting   Address:  1800 CITY FARM DR SUITE 4B BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70806   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 7/1/2020   Lobbying Dates: 7/1/2020  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Endeavors   Description:  case management   Address:  6363 DE ZAVALA RD. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78249   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local       Lobbying Dates: 1/7/2021  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach

Name: Agilify   Description:  business technology company   Address:  7117 FLORIDA BLVD BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70806   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 3/1/2021   Lobbying Dates: 3/1/2021  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Software AG   Description:  enterprise software company   Address:  12950 WORLDGATE DRIVE, SUITE 300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA 20170   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/15/2021   Lobbying Dates: 3/15/2021  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Tulane University   Description:  Higher education research facility   Address:  6823 ST CHARLES AVE NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/26/2021   Lobbying Dates: 3/26/2021  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools

Name: APM Terminals Mobile, LLC.   Description:  port terminal operator   Address:  901 EZRA TRICE BOULEVARD, MOBILE, ALABAMA 36603   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 9/7/2021   Lobbying Dates: 9/7/2021  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Transportation

Name: Elevance Health, and its Affiliates dba Anthem, Inc.   Description:  Medicaid   Address:  1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW SUITE 710 WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20004   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 1/3/2022   Lobbying Dates: 1/3/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; hospitals; nursing homes; elderly care; hospice

Name: City of Lake Charles   Description:  municipality   Address:  326 W PUJO ST LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70601   Branch: Executive     Employment Start Date: 1/3/2022   Lobbying Dates: 1/3/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal

Name: Susan G Komen Foundation   Description:  cancer research   Address:  13770 NOEL ROAD, SUITE 801889 DALLAS, TEXAS 75380   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/3/2022   Lobbying Dates: 1/3/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach

Name: Baker Hughes   Description:  energy   Address:  17015 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD HOUSTON, TEXAS 77073   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 1/3/2022   Lobbying Dates: 1/3/2022  - 4/1/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises    4/2/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 01/03/2022, Lobbying Dates: 01/03/2022 - )

Name: Advanced Power Alliance   Description:  energy trade association   Address:  P.O. BOX 28112 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78755   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/1/2022   Lobbying Dates: 4/1/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear

Name: Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association   Description:  oil and gas association   Address:  730 NORTH BOULEVARD BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/1/2022   Lobbying Dates: 4/1/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation  Manufacturing; oil and gas; mining; refining; production; chemical industry  Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear

Name: Rouses Enterprises, LLC   Description:  Retailer   Address:  1301 ST MARY ST THIBODAUX, LOUISIANA 70301   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/1/2022   Lobbying Dates: 4/1/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Trane U.S. Inc   Description:  manufacturer of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and building management systems and controls   Address:  4013 N. I-10 SERVICE ROAD WEST METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70002   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 5/2/2022   Lobbying Dates: 5/2/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Workforce Housing Coalition   Description:  business coalition   Address:  236 3RD STREET BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70801   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 9/6/2022   Lobbying Dates: 9/6/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: YMCA   Description:  non-profit   Address:  230 SOUTH FOSTER DRIVE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70806   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 9/6/2022   Lobbying Dates: 9/6/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach

Name: Stonehenge Capital   Description:  finance and community developer   Address:  236 3RD STREET BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70801   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 9/6/2022   Lobbying Dates: 9/6/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Louisiana Energy and Power Authority   Description:  Municipally owned wholesale power sales and service   Address:  210 VENTURE WAY LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70507   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/3/2023   Lobbying Dates: 4/3/2023  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation  Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal  Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear

Name: LUBA Workers' Comp   Description:  insurance company   Address:  2351 ENERGY DRIVE, SUITE 2000 BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70808   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 5/1/2023   Lobbying Dates: 5/1/2023  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises  Insurance

Name: Google Cloud   Description:  technology company   Address:  P.O. BOX 2050 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94042   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 5/1/2023   Lobbying Dates: 5/1/2023  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana   Description:  education non profit   Address:  7907 WRENWOOD BLVD, SUITE B BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70809   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/2/2024   Lobbying Dates: 1/2/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools

Name: Placid Refining Company, LLC   Description:  Petroleum Refining   Address:  402 N. 4TH STREET BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/4/2024   Lobbying Dates: 1/4/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Manufacturing; oil and gas; mining; refining; production; chemical industry

Name: Aqueduct Partners   Description:  finance   Address:  8235 DOUGLAS, SUITE 1250 DALLAS, TEXAS 75225   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/18/2024   Lobbying Dates: 1/18/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Honeywell   Description:  manufacturing   Address:  855 S MINT ST CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28202   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/1/2024   Lobbying Dates: 3/1/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Manufacturing; oil and gas; mining; refining; production; chemical industry

Name: Motion Picture Association, Inc   Description:  film industry   Address:  1600 I STREET NW WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20006   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/1/2024   Lobbying Dates: 3/1/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Veterans Guardian   Description:  claims consulting   Address:  75 TROTTER HILLS CIRCLE PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA 28374   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/3/2024   Lobbying Dates: 4/3/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Celerian Consulting   Description:  technology company   Address:  11918 BRICKSOME AVENUE BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70816   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/3/2024   Lobbying Dates: 4/3/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Business and private and commercial enterprises

Name: Blackrock Funds Services Group   Description:  investment company   Address:  50 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10001   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/9/2025   Lobbying Dates: 1/9/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Banking, financial, and accounting    1/10/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Rep. Name: Blackrock)  1/9/2025: Added Subject Matter: Banking, financial, and accounting

Name: PayIt, LLC Representation added on: 1/14/2025   Description:  technology company   Address:  100 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/14/2025   Lobbying Dates: 1/14/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property    1/14/2025: Added Subject Matter: Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Cox Communications Inc Representation added on: 1/14/2025   Description:  telecommunications   Address:  2121 AIRLINE DRIVE METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70001   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/14/2025   Lobbying Dates: 1/14/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Telecommunications    1/14/2025: Added Subject Matter: Telecommunications

Name: Save The Children Representation added on: 2/3/2025   Description:  nonprofit   Address:  501 KINGS HWY EAST, STE 400 FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT 06825   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 2/3/2025   Lobbying Dates: 2/3/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach    2/3/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Address: 501 Kings Hwy East, Ste 400, Fairfield, Connecticut 06825)  2/3/2025: Added Subject Matter: Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach

Name: Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. Representation added on: 4/1/2025   Description:  Utilities and Telecommunications Business   Address:  191 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 500 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303   Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/1/2025   Lobbying Dates: 4/1/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Telecommunications  Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear    4/1/2025: Added Subject Matter: Telecommunications  4/1/2025: Added Subject Matter: Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear

Name: Classic Learning Initiatives Representation added on: 5/1/2025   Description:  educational assessments   Address:  164 CONDUIT STREET ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 21401   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 5/1/2025   Lobbying Dates: 5/1/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools    5/1/2025: Added Subject Matter: Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools

Information about Business Relationships: Not Applicable