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Latest 2025 Lobbyist Registration

 

Lobbyist's Name: MR. ERIC MICHAEL SUNSTROM

Name Change:

Address: P.O. BOX 82901
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70884

Phone: 225-757-9908

Fax:

 12/30/2024: Lobbyist updated: (Fax: 225-757-9909)




Employer Information

Employer Name: THE CHESAPEAKE GROUP, L.L.C.

Employer Address: P.O. BOX 82901
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70884




Registration Details

Lobbying Type: Executive Branch Lobbying
  Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 1/1/2025  
  (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: 12/30/2024 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: 1/1/2025  
  (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? Yes
  Date Registration Submitted: 12/30/2024 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: 1/1/2025  
  (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: 12/30/2024 View Original Registration Form  
  Dates Registered: 1/1/2025  - 12/31/2025  


Information about Persons, Groups, or Organizations Represented:
Name: Louisiana Conference of Mayors
 
Description:  Trade Association that forwards the agenda of Louisiana's larger cities
 
Address:  P.O. BOX 4327
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local    
  Lobbying Dates: 1/9/2009  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Government: local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 
   
Name: Louisiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
 
Description:  Lobbying and Governmental Relations
 
Address:  3101 ARMAND STREET SUITE 5
MONROE, LOUISIANA 71201
  Branch: Legislative / Executive    
  Lobbying Dates: 1/9/2009  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools
 Health care: physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses
 Insurance
 
   
Name: Wine Institute
 
Description:  Wine advocacy association and producers
 
Address:  425 MARKET STREET SUITE 1000
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94105
  Branch: Legislative / Executive    
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2010  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Alcohol and other beverages
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation
 Manufacturing; wholesale
 
   
Name: City of Alexandria
 
Description:  Municipality in Louisiana
 
Address:  P O BOX 71
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA 71309
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/17/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 4/17/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 Public safety, police, and fire
 Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear
 
   
Name: La Oyster Dealers and Growers' Association
 
Description:  Commercial Fishing Advocates
 
Address:  76060 HIDDEN OAKS LANE
COVINGTON, LOUISIANA 70435
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/1/2015
  Lobbying Dates: 4/1/2015  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Aquaculture and fisheries
 Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 
   
Name: The Humane Society of the United States
 
Description:  a non profit corporation with a mission to promote the humane treatment of animals
 
Address:  2100 L STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20037
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/1/2016
  Lobbying Dates: 3/1/2016  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Agriculture; horticulture; livestock; poultry
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 
   
Name: The Goings Group
 
Description:  Governmental relations firm representing various businesses and trade associations
 
Address:  1445 LAKERIDGE DR.
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/5/2018
  Lobbying Dates: 3/12/2018  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Alcohol and other beverages
 Gaming
 Insurance
 Law and lawyers
 
   
Name: Association for Accessible Medicine
 
Description:  Trade association representing generic pharmaceuticals
 
Address:  601 NEW JERSEY AVE, NW • SUITE 850
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20001
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/9/2018
  Lobbying Dates: 4/9/2018  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales
 
   
Name: School Nutrition Association of Louisiana
 
Description:  trade association of school cafeteria supervisors and employees in public and some private schools.
 
Address:  2101 ROSELAWN AVENUE
MONROE, LOUISIANA 71201
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 11/1/2018
  Lobbying Dates: 11/1/2018  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Agriculture; horticulture; livestock; poultry
 Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 Unions, labor issues, and special advocacy groups.
 
   
Name: Louisiana Shrimp Association
 
Description:  Trade association of shrimpers and fishermen organized to promote the sale and health of domestic seafood
 
Address:  P.O. BOX 1088
GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA 70358
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/26/2019
  Lobbying Dates: 4/26/2019  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Aquaculture and fisheries
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales
 
   
Name: Innocence Project New Orleans
 
Description:  Non-profit organization with the mission to help convicted felons reenter society.
 
Address:  4051 ULLOA STREET
NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA 70119
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/21/2025
  Lobbying Dates: 4/21/2025  -
  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
 Law and lawyers
 Public safety, police, and fire
 
 4/24/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Rep. Name: Innocence Project)(Address: 40 Worth Street, Suite 701, New York, New York 10013)(Paid by Representation: No, Payment Category: $24,999 or less)(Employment Start: 01/31/2020, Lobbying Dates: 02/03/2020 - 01/01/2023)
 4/24/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Rep. Name: Innocence Project of New Orleans)
   
Name: City of Monroe
 
Description:  Municipal government
 
Address:  P.O. BOX 123
MONROE, LOUISIANA 71210
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 1/15/2021
  Lobbying Dates: 1/18/2021  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 Public safety, police, and fire
 Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear
 
   
Name: Blue Line Solutions
 
Description:  Safety and traffic cameras for school zone enforcement
 
Address:  3903 VOLUNTEER DRIVE, STE 400
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 73416
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 2/1/2021
  Lobbying Dates: 2/4/2021  -
  Paid by Representation: No   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you: Duane Morris Government Strategies 600 Grant Street, Suite 5010 Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  Subject Matters:
   
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 Public safety, police, and fire
 Transportation
 
   
Name: The Sunray Companies
 
Description:  Wellness company with hotels and massage therapy businesses
 
Address:  1012 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE A
MADISON, MISSISSIPPI 39110
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 7/1/2021
  Lobbying Dates: 7/1/2021  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales
 Hotels, restaurants, and tourism
 
   
Name: Louisiana Motor Transport Association
 
Description:  Trade Association
 
Address:  4838 BENNINGTON AVENUE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70808
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 3/1/2022
  Lobbying Dates: 3/4/2022  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Transportation
 
   
Name: Westbank Fishing, LLC
 
Description:  Commercial Fishing
 
Address:  365 CANAL STREET SUITE 1410
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/11/2022
  Lobbying Dates: 4/11/2022  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Aquaculture and fisheries
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation
 
   
Name: Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center
 
Description:  Fair Housing Non-Profit
 
Address:  1340 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 710
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 5/5/2022
  Lobbying Dates: 5/5/2022  - 12/31/2024
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Construction, contracting, and real estate
 
 12/30/2024: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 05/05/2022, Lobbying Dates: 05/05/2022 - )
   
Name: Higher Stepping
 
Description:  governmental affairs
 
Address:  P O BOX 4625
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 5/9/2022
  Lobbying Dates: 5/9/2022  -
  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
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 
   
Name: Robertson Produce
 
Description:  Wholesale Produce Distributor
 
Address:  101 HORSESHOE LAKE ROAD
MONROE, LOUISIANA 71203
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/1/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Agriculture; horticulture; livestock; poultry
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools
 
   
Name: Capital City Produce
 
Description:  Wholesale Produce Distributor
 
Address:  16550 COMMERCIAL AVENUE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70816
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 1/1/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Agriculture; horticulture; livestock; poultry
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Educational services; colleges; technical schools; trade schools
 
   
Name: Sky Marketing Corporation
 
Description:  Hemp Retail sales
 
Address:  9501-B MANCHACA ROAD
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78748
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/27/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 3/27/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Agriculture; horticulture; livestock; poultry
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Manufacturing; wholesale
 
   
Name: National Strategies, Inc
 
Description:  Consulting Firm
 
Address:  555 11TH ST. NW, SUITE 401
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20004
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/10/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 4/11/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Construction, contracting, and real estate
 Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales
 
   
Name: Louisiana Budget Project
 
Description:  non profit
 
Address:  619 JEFFERSON HWY, SUITE 1-D
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70806
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/10/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 4/10/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Appropriations
 Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 
   
Name: Fred's in Tigerland
 
Description:  On-Premise alcohol retail establishment
 
Address:  1184 BOB PETTIT BLVD
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70820
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 4/10/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 4/10/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Alcohol and other beverages
 Hotels, restaurants, and tourism
 
   
Name: Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
 
Description:  Law Firm
 
Address:  ONE AMERICAN PLACE 301 MAIN STREET, SUITE 2300
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/17/2023
  Lobbying Dates: 4/17/2023  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 Public safety, police, and fire
 Transportation
 
   
Name: Verbatim Reporters of Louisiana
 
Description:  Trade association of court reporters.
 
Address:  100 E VERMILION STREET, SUITE 160
100 E VERMILION STREET, SUITE 160 L, LOUISIANA 70501
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 1/1/2024
  Lobbying Dates: 1/1/2024  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Appropriations
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 Law and lawyers
 
   
Name: American Massage Therapy Association
 
Description:  massage therapy
 
Address:  500 DAVIS ST., SUITE 900
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
  Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 2/12/2024
  Lobbying Dates: 2/12/2024  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses
 
   
Name: Louisiana Unity Table
 
Description:  Represent affiliated statewide associations in Louisiana
 
Address:  P.O. BOX 3477
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/21/2025
  Lobbying Dates: 4/21/2025  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 Unions, labor issues, and special advocacy groups.
 
 4/24/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 03/22/2024, Lobbying Dates: 03/25/2024 - 06/04/2024)
   
Name: St Tammany Parish Assessor
 
Description:  Local parish tax assessor
 
Address:  701 N. COLUMBIA STREET
COVINGTON, LOUISIANA 70433
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 6/3/2024
  Lobbying Dates: 6/3/2024  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Appropriations
 Banking, financial, and accounting
 Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal
 
   
Name: Vending Machine Operators Association of Louisiana
Representation added on: 3/31/2025
 
Description:  Association of businesses owning and operating vending machines.
 
Address:  2124 DOMINIC FOTI LANE
DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA 70346
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/1/2025
  Lobbying Dates: 4/1/2025  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Manufacturing; wholesale
 
 3/31/2025: Added Subject Matter: Business and private and commercial enterprises
 3/31/2025: Added Subject Matter: Manufacturing; wholesale
   
Name: Residential Roofing Contractors Association of Louisiana
Representation added on: 4/24/2025
 
Description:  Association of roofing contractors and subcontractors.
 
Address:  1020 JORDAN STREET
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71101
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/21/2025
  Lobbying Dates: 4/21/2025  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Construction, contracting, and real estate
 Insurance
 
 4/24/2025: Added Subject Matter: Business and private and commercial enterprises
 4/24/2025: Added Subject Matter: Construction, contracting, and real estate
 4/24/2025: Added Subject Matter: Insurance
   
Name: Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District
Representation added on: 4/30/2025
 
Description:  A conservation district tasked with protecting the water resources in the five parish area around the capital region on Louisiana
 
Address:  3074 WESTFORK DRIVE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70816
  Branch: Legislative / Executive / Local     Employment Start Date: 4/29/2025
  Lobbying Dates: 4/29/2025  -
  Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less
  If No, who pays you:
  Subject Matters:
   
 Business and private and commercial enterprises
 Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation
 Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear
 
 4/30/2025: Added Subject Matter: Business and private and commercial enterprises
 4/30/2025: Added Subject Matter: Environmental quality, conservation, and wildlife preservation
 4/30/2025: Added Subject Matter: Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear
   

Information about Business Relationships:

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