Latest 2026 Lobbyist Registration

Lobbyist's Name: MATTHEW AARON CROSS Name Change: Address: 543 SPANISH TOWN ROAD BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802 Phone: 225-381-0166 Fax: 225-381-0163 Employer Information Employer Name: SOUTHERN STRATEGY GROUP Employer Address: 543 SPANISH TOWN ROAD 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: 12/4/2025 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: 12/4/2025 View Original Registration Form     Dates Registered: 1/1/2026  - 12/31/2026

Information about Persons, Groups, or Organizations Represented:

Name: Southern Strategy Group   Description:  Governmental Relations   Address:  543 SPANISH TOWN ROAD BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 2/17/2022   Lobbying Dates: 2/17/2022  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal

Name: Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives ALEC   Description:  energy   Address:  10725 AIRLINE HIGHWAY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70816   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 10/31/2022   Lobbying Dates: 10/31/2022  - 3/3/2026   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Utilities; electric; gas; water; nuclear    3/3/2026: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 10/31/2022, Lobbying Dates: 10/31/2022 - )

Name: Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association (LIPA)   Description:  Pharmacy   Address:  543 SPANISH TOWN ROAD BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/23/2023   Lobbying Dates: 5/23/2023  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales

Name: Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA)   Description:  nursing   Address:  543 SPANISH TOWN ROAD BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/23/2023   Lobbying Dates: 5/23/2023  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses

Name: Feeding Louisiana   Description:  food, charities   Address:  7909 WRENWOOD BLVD, SUITE C BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/23/2023   Lobbying Dates: 5/23/2023  -   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: Macro Companies   Description:  logistics, provider & distributor of fuel, lubricants, chemicals   Address:  101 MILLSTONE ROAD BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA 70518   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/24/2023   Lobbying Dates: 5/24/2023  -   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: Rescare, Inc. DBA Bright Spring Health Services   Description:  healthcare and human services   Address:  9901 LINN STATION ROAD LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40223   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/24/2023   Lobbying Dates: 5/24/2023  -   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: Louisiana City Marshals & City Constables Association   Description:  advocate for marshals and constables   Address:  1244 TEXAS AVE SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71101   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 2/1/2024   Lobbying Dates: 2/1/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Public safety, police, and fire

Name: Vivint Smart Home Inc.   Description:  managing smart home features   Address:  1005 CONGRESS AVE SUITE 950 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 2/22/2024   Lobbying Dates: 2/22/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Computers, hardware, software, and intellectual property

Name: Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries   Description:  Insurance   Address:  1150 CONNECTICUT AVE, NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20036   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 2/26/2024   Lobbying Dates: 2/26/2024  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Insurance

Name: Liberty Dental Plan   Description:  Dental plan, insurance   Address:  1730 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 125 TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA 92782   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 6/27/2024   Lobbying Dates: 6/27/2024  - 10/1/2026   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Insurance    9/29/2026: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 06/27/2024, Lobbying Dates: 06/27/2024 - )

Name: CREO   Description:  Healthcare   Address:  5558 JACQUELYN COURT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70124   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 9/2/2025   Lobbying Dates: 9/2/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales

Name: HCI   Description:  Healthcare   Address:  2736 FLORIDA BLVD. BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 9/2/2025   Lobbying Dates: 9/2/2025  -   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: Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants   Description:  Health care   Address:  9655 PERKINS ROAD, SUITE C PMB 177 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70810   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 11/7/2025   Lobbying Dates: 11/7/2025  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses

Name: PDS Representation added on: 3/9/2026   Description:  Healthcare   Address:  3521 VOLUNTEER BOULEVARD HENDERSON, NEVADA 89044   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/9/2026   Lobbying Dates: 3/9/2026  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales  Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses    3/9/2026: Added Subject Matter: Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses  3/9/2026: Added Subject Matter: Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales

Name: CareQuest Representation added on: 3/9/2026   Description:  Healthcare   Address:  465 MEDFORD STREET SUITE 500 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02129   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/9/2026   Lobbying Dates: 3/9/2026  - 7/31/2026   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales  Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses    3/9/2026: Lobbyist updated: (Address: 465 Medford Street Suite 500, Boston, Massachusetts 02129)  7/30/2026: Lobbyist updated: (Address: 465 Medford Street Suite 500, Boston, Massachusetts 02129)(Employment Start: 03/09/2026, Lobbying Dates: 03/09/2026 - )  3/9/2026: Added Subject Matter: Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses  3/9/2026: Added Subject Matter: Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales

Name: VGW Representation added on: 3/16/2026   Description:  Entertainment   Address:  1881 9TH STREET, SUITE 202 BOULDER, COLORADO 80302   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 3/16/2026   Lobbying Dates: 3/16/2026  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Arts and entertainment    3/16/2026: Added Subject Matter: Arts and entertainment

Name: New Leaf Homebuyers Representation added on: 3/26/2026   Description:  Real estate   Address:  640 MAIN ST. SUITE B BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70801   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 3/26/2026   Lobbying Dates: 3/26/2026  - 9/2/2026   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Construction, contracting, and real estate    9/2/2026: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 03/26/2026, Lobbying Dates: 03/26/2026 - )  3/26/2026: Added Subject Matter: Construction, contracting, and real estate

Name: Jaymac Pharmaceuticals LLC Representation added on: 9/2/2026   Description:  Pharmaceutical company   Address:  2085 INTERSTATE 49 SOUTH SERVICE RD SUNSET, LOUISIANA 70584   Branch: Legislative / Executive     Employment Start Date: 9/2/2026   Lobbying Dates: 9/2/2026  -   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales    9/2/2026: Added Subject Matter: Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales

Information about Business Relationships: Not Applicable