Latest 2025 Lobbyist Registration

Lobbyist's Name: EDWARD “TED” JAMES, II Name Change: Address: PO BOX 4991 BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70821 Phone: 225-445-4240 Fax:  4/28/2025: Lobbyist updated: Profile Picture Employer Information Employer Name: JAMES LAW OFFICE Employer Address: 842 MAIN STREET BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802

Registration Details

Lobbying Type: Legislative Branch Lobbying   Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 4/28/2025     (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? N/A   Date Registration Submitted: 4/28/2025 View Original Registration Form     Dates Registered: 4/28/2025  - 12/31/2025

Lobbying Type: Local Government Lobbying   Date of the first action which required your registration as a lobbyist: 4/28/2025     (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: 4/28/2025 View Original Registration Form     Dates Registered: 4/28/2025  - 11/10/2025

Information about Persons, Groups, or Organizations Represented:

Name: ACLU OF LOUISIANA   Description:  CREATION OF BIPARTISAN PUBLIC SAFETY INSTITUTE   Address:  1340 POYDRAS ST NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 4/24/2025   Lobbying Dates: 4/24/2025  - 7/16/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Public safety, police, and fire    4/29/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 02/11/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/15/2025 - )  4/29/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/24/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/24/2025 - 06/30/2025)  5/28/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Branch: Legislative and Local)  7/15/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/24/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/24/2025 - 08/30/2025)  7/15/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/24/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/24/2025 - 08/15/2025)  4/28/2025: Added Subject Matter: Public safety, police, and fire

Name: INVEST IN LOUISIANA   Description:  ADVANCE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA   Address:  619 JEFFERSON HWY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70806   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 4/24/2025   Lobbying Dates: 4/24/2025  - 6/12/2025   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    4/29/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/14/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/15/2025 - )  5/5/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 04/24/2025, Lobbying Dates: 04/24/2025 - 06/30/2025)  4/28/2025: Added Subject Matter: Charities and social services, faith-based organizations, and community outreach

Name: Capitol Partners Representation added on: 5/5/2025   Description:  Lobby   Address:  714 NORTH 5TH STREET BATON ROUGE , LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/2/2025   Lobbying Dates: 5/5/2025  - 6/12/2025   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    5/5/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Description: Healthcare)(Employment Start: 05/02/2025, Lobbying Dates: 05/05/2025 - )  5/5/2025: Added Subject Matter: Health care; hospitals; nursing homes; elderly care; hospice

Name: Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello Representation added on: 5/5/2025   Description:  Law Firm   Address:  17405 PERKINS ROAD BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70810   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/2/2025   Lobbying Dates: 5/5/2025  - 7/25/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Law and lawyers    7/15/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 05/02/2025, Lobbying Dates: 05/05/2025 - )  7/31/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 05/02/2025, Lobbying Dates: 05/05/2025 - 06/12/2025)  5/5/2025: Added Subject Matter: Law and lawyers

Name: Promise of Justice Initiative Representation added on: 5/7/2025   Description:  Advocacy organization   Address:  1024 ELYSIAN FIELDS NEW ORLEANS , LOUISIANA 70117   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/6/2025   Lobbying Dates: 5/7/2025  - 6/12/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal    5/7/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 05/06/2025, Lobbying Dates: 05/07/2025 - )  5/7/2025: Added Subject Matter: Government; local; municipal; parish; state; federal

Name: Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust Representation added on: 5/7/2025   Description:  Non-profit organization focused on healthy alternatives to opioids   Address:  3110 BROADMOOR AVENUE COLUMBUS , OHIO 43209   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/6/2025   Lobbying Dates: 5/6/2025  - 6/12/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses    5/7/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 05/06/2025, Lobbying Dates: 05/06/2025 - )  5/7/2025: Added Subject Matter: Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses

Name: Hemp Association of Louisiana Representation added on: 5/16/2025   Description:  agriculture   Address:  745 TUNICA DR E MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA 71351   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 5/13/2025   Lobbying Dates: 5/16/2025  - 6/12/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Agriculture; forestry; timber    5/16/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 05/13/2025, Lobbying Dates: 05/16/2025 - )  5/16/2025: Added Subject Matter: Agriculture; forestry; timber

Name: Picard Group Representation added on: 6/13/2025   Description:  Consulting / lobbying   Address:  309 SETTLERS TRACE NOV LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70508   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 6/9/2025   Lobbying Dates: 6/12/2025  - 6/12/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $24,999 or less   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Tobacco industry    6/13/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 06/09/2025, Lobbying Dates: 06/12/2025 - )  6/13/2025: Added Subject Matter: Tobacco industry

Name: Picard Group / PMI Representation added on: 11/10/2025   Description:  Lobbying   Address:  638 STATE CAPITOL DRIVE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70802   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 11/10/2025   Lobbying Dates: 11/11/2025  - 6/30/2026   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $25,000 - $49,999   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Tobacco industry    11/10/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 11/10/2025, Lobbying Dates: 11/11/2025 - )  11/10/2025: Added Subject Matter: Tobacco industry

Name: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Representation added on: 11/10/2025   Description:  Trade Association   Address:  325 7TH ST. WASHINGTON , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20004   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 11/10/2025   Lobbying Dates: 11/10/2025  - 6/30/2026   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales  Insurance    11/10/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 11/10/2025, Lobbying Dates: 11/10/2025 - )  11/10/2025: Added Subject Matter: Insurance  11/10/2025: Added Subject Matter: Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales

Name: Patient Rights Advocacy Forum Representation added on: 11/10/2025   Description:  Medical Patient Advocates   Address:  1401 WEST CAUSEWAY APPROACH MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70471   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 11/10/2025   Lobbying Dates: 11/10/2025  - 11/10/2025   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales  Law and lawyers    11/10/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 11/10/2025, Lobbying Dates: 11/10/2025 - )  11/10/2025: Added Subject Matter: Law and lawyers  11/10/2025: Added Subject Matter: Health care; pharmaceutical and medical devices; research; development; sales

Name: Patients Rights Advocacy Forum Representation added on: 11/10/2025   Description:  Medical patients rights / legal   Address:  1401 W. CAUSEWAY APPROACH MANDEVILLE , LOUISIANA 70471   Branch: Legislative     Employment Start Date: 11/10/2025   Lobbying Dates: 11/10/2025  - 6/30/2026   Paid by Representation: Yes   Payment Category: $50,000 - $99,999   If No, who pays you:   Subject Matters:      Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses  Law and lawyers    11/10/2025: Lobbyist updated: (Employment Start: 11/10/2025, Lobbying Dates: 11/10/2025 - )  11/10/2025: Added Subject Matter: Health care; physicians; nurse practitioners; nurses  11/10/2025: Added Subject Matter: Law and lawyers

Information about Business Relationships: Not Applicable