About Mapes & Mapes, Inc.
About Mapes & Mapes, Inc.
There are three types of people: those who make things happen, those … Read More...
About M.L. “Bud” Mapes—the “Dean of Louisiana Lobbyists”
M.L. "Bud" Mapes was the father of Joe Mapes, the current owner and … Read More...
About Lobbying
What Is A Lobbyist And How They Facilitate Communication
Joe Mapes, President Mapes & Mapes Our firm is based in Baton … Read More...
How to Register as a Lobbyist
Lobbyists are in a unique position where they are paid to spend all of … Read More...
The Louisiana Lobbying Update with Joe Mapes
Louisiana 2011 Election Updates
The face of the Louisiana Legislature will change dramatically next year following this fall's elections. A number of incumbents are term-limited, some will not be running for re-election and some may be defeated. Click here to view all 2011 election updates. … Read More...
Constitutional Amendments to be voted on at the polls this Nov. 19th
Click here to read a summary of the constitutional amendments to be voted on November 19th, 2011. … Read More...
Lobbying “Transparency” sought
Rep. Mike Quigley just might be K Street’s least favorite Member of Congress this week. That’s because the Illinois Democrat introduced a bill Thursday that would force lobbyists to disclose a lot more information about their Hill activities. “We want to lift the top off the Dome so people can see what’s happening,” Quigley said. His Lobbyist Disclosure Enhancement Act would require … Read More...
2011 Legislative Session Wrap-up
This Week in Louisiana Agriculture's Avery Davidson speaks to Legislative Specialist Joe Mapes about the bills passed this year that will affect agriculture. … Read More...
POLL SHOWS “WE THE PEOPLE” DISSATISFIED
May 2, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Bernie Pinsonat, Southern Media & Opinion Research (225) 405-6797 Ann Edelman, Zehnder Communications (225) 242-9000 New SMOR Voter Survey Shows Dissatisfaction with Legislature, No Change With Jindal BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana voters are unhappy with the job state lawmakers are doing, according to the latest survey from Southern Media & … Read More...
Testimonials for Mapes & Mapes, Louisiana Lobbyists
Lester Dees, Louisiana Finance Association
My name is Lester Dees for the last 30 years or so I have served on the legislative committee for the Louisiana Finance Association which is a group of homegrown Louisiana Finance Company. It is about 660 in total. During that time, we have had many political circumstances that we have bills that we fought, bills that we … Read More...
Jim Monroe, Louisiana Farm Bureau
The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation has worked with Mapes & Mapes for over 20 years and what we have found is they’re extremely effective in what they do. We work on different issues that affect farmers and ranchers all across Louisiana. Those issues have to do with a lot of different things, some that you would … Read More...
Appropriations Chair on Joe Mapes
In my experience in the legislature, when I have a bill that we have Joe Mapes support on, it always makes it easy because at the end, I know we're going to win! Representative James R. "Jim" Fannin District 13 … Read More...
