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 presented and Mapes and Mapes has represented us for the entire 33 years that I have served on that committee.

Joe Mapes’ father preceded him and was one of the finest men I ever knew. In my life he taught me the world about the business and Joe and Sandy [Mapes] have continued for the last several years since Bud [Mapes] passed away representing us and doing a very very good job for us in the Louisiana Legislature.

Joe has also assisted us on trips to Washington DC and has worked with our national congressman and our senators in the telling the story that we need to make sure that our industry stays alive and is healthy and he has been a great assistance to us in that business.

— Mr. Lester Dees, Legislative Committee Member
Louisiana Finance Association

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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 imagine are directly related to agriculture and some are not. It has to do with transportation issues, water issues a lot of tax issues. And so we cover the water front as far as the issues that we deal with. And in more than decades the representation we have received from Mapes & Mapes has been outstanding.

The really, I think that the thing is most important in having a lobbying firm to work for you and to represent you at the state capital is that they have credibility. That people believe them when they tell you something and that’s really important and that’s what Mapes & Mapes brings to the table.

— Jim Monroe, Assistant to the President and Legislative Director
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation

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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