Category: Louisiana

Bossier Parish, City, Hire Lobbyist

The Shreveport Times reports that The Podesta Group has a new client. In October, the parish and city hired The Podesta Group, a D.C.-based lobbying firm founded in 1988 by John and Tony Podesta. John Podesta, who was White House chief of staff under President Clinton, is the man Obama has chosen to head his […]

LA: State Lobbyist

A Louisiana official allegedly failed to register as a lobbyist, according to this report. Stephen Moret, Jindal’s secretary of economic development, admitted to the infraction by signing an agreement with the ethics board that explained the circumstances and set the amount of the fine, which under Louisiana law could have been as high as $10,000. […]