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Latest 2025 Lobbyist Registration

 

Lobbyist's Name: DONALD RAY CRAVINS, SR.

Name Change:

Address: 200 WEST PINE STREET
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70501

Phone: 337-789-5387

Fax: 337-234-7019





Employer Information

Employer Name: LA LOUISIANNE, LLC

Employer Address: 200 WEST PINE ST
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70501




Registration Details

Lobbying Type: Legislative Branch Lobbying
  Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/1/2025  
  (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? No
  Date Registration Submitted: 1/7/2025 View Original Registration Form  
  Dates Registered: 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025  


Information about Persons, Groups, or Organizations Represented:
Name: Direct Solutions Strategies, LLC
 
Description:  Lobbying Firm
 
Address:  209 EAST ST. VICTOR
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70501
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/24/2013
  Lobbying Dates: 4/24/2013  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 
   
Name: Town of Duson
 
Description:  Municipality
 
Address:  498 TOBY MOUTON RD
DUSON, LOUISIANA 70529
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 1/30/2015
  Lobbying Dates: 1/30/2015  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 
   
Name: Immaculate Heart of Mary PCS
 
Description:  Personal Care Service
 
Address:  226 LYONS ST.
MELLVILLE, LOUISIANA 71353
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/1/2021
  Lobbying Dates: 4/1/2021  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Health care; hospitals; nursing homes; elderly care; hospice
 
   
Name: City of St. Martinville
 
Description:  Municipality
 
Address:  120 NEW MARKET ST.
ST. MARTINVILLE, LOUISIANA 70582
  Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 1/1/2024
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2024  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 
   
Name: Cleco Power LLC
 
Description:  Power Company
 
Address:  P. O. BOX 5000
PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA 71361
  Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 1/1/2024
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2024  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear
 
   
Name: Acadian Companies
 
Description:  Emergency Services
 
Address:  P.O. BOX 98000
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70509
  Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 1/1/2025
  Lobbying Dates: 1/7/2025  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 
 1/7/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Rep. Name: Acadian Companines)
 1/7/2025: Removed Subject Matter: Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach
 1/7/2025: Removed Subject Matter: Public safety, police, and fire
 1/7/2025: Added Subject Matter: Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach
 1/7/2025: Added Subject Matter: Public safety, police, and fire
 1/7/2025: Added Subject Matter: Business and private and commercial enterprises
   

Information about Business Relationships:

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