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  - 7/11/2025   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)  7/10/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/21/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/21/2025 - )

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  - 7/11/2025   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    7/10/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/21/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/21/2025 - )  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  - 11/10/2025   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  Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal  Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear    11/13/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/29/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/29/2025 - )  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  11/13/2025: Added Subject Matter: Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal

Information about Business Relationships: Not Applicable