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Latest 2026 Lobbyist Registration

 

Lobbyist's Name: MR. JOHN O SHIRLEY

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Address: 400 CONVENTION STREET, SUITE 1100
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802

Phone: 225-376-0288

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Employer Information

Employer Name: PHELPS DUNBAR, LLP

Employer Address: 400 CONVENTION ST, SUITE 1100
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802




Registration Details

Lobbying Type: Executive Branch Lobbying
  Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/1/2026  
  (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: 1/9/2026 View Original Registration Form  
  Dates Registered: 1/1/2026  - 12/31/2026  

Lobbying Type: Legislative Branch Lobbying
  Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/1/2026  
  (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: 1/9/2026 View Original Registration Form  
  Dates Registered: 1/1/2026  - 12/31/2026  

Lobbying Type: Local Government Lobbying
  Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/1/2026  
  (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: 1/9/2026 View Original Registration Form  
  Dates Registered: 1/1/2026  - 12/31/2026  


Information about Persons, Groups, or Organizations Represented:
Name: Delta Utilities fka CenterPoint Energy
 
Description:  Utilities
 
Address:  201 ST. CHARLES AVE., SUITE 3000
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70170
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/1/1995
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2013  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear
 
 1/9/2026: Lobbyist updated: (Rep. Name: CenterPoint Energy)(Address: 525 Milam Room 1440, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101)
   
Name: Cleco Power LLC
 
Description:  Utilities
 
Address:  P.O. BOX 5000
PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA 71361
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/1/1995
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2013  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear
 
   

Information about Business Relationships:

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