The Picard Group

As we celebrate 15 years, our team is truly thankful for every one of you—our clients, friends, government officials, staffers, fellow advocates, and families—who have brought us to this significant milestone.

Congrats to Cajun Broadband on being selected as recipient of the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. Read more about this exciting announcement here: #tncms-source=aca-featured-3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

Great interview with TPG client Stream Companies' President Gray Stream on carbon capture in Louisiana and his role on the Louisiana Economic Development Partnership. #tncms-source=aca-the-latest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…

We are thrilled to announce that Ashley Porche Tassin has joined the firm as Senior Director of State and Local Affairs. She will work with our state team in Louisiana. Read more about Ashley here: thepicardgroup.com/ashley-porche-…

We are thrilled to announce Tre Nelson is joining our federal team in Washington, D.C. as Deputy Director of Health Policy. Read more here: thepicardgroup.com/tre-nelson

TPG Senior Director of Federal Affairs Ward Cormier was recently featured in State Affairs' weekly newsletter. stateaffairs.com/louisiana/poli…

@ThePicardGroup is celebrating 13 years today! Since 2011, we have provided responsive and effective service to our clients. Our team is passionate about delivering RESULTS, and we look forward to many more years of servicing our clients and supporting our communities.

Former Louisiana Speaker of the House Chuck Kleckley says @SpeakerJohnson has “zero ego — probably the last thing he was thinking about was being speaker of the house and he is in it for the right reason." Read more at: americanpress.com/2023/10/31/kle…

TPG congratulates Speaker Mike Johnson on his election as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Speaker Johnson is a great friend to our firm and to Louisiana. We are honored to represent many businesses and entities in his district.

With the introduction of the first major legislative package in the House, it is clear that permitting reform is a priority for the 118th Congress. See today's TPG alert for more information. thepicardgroup.com/news/tpg-alert…

Join us on Wednesday, January 18 as we present a webinar, Navigating the 118th Congress. Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Time: 9:00 AM (CST), 10 AM (EST) Email: RSVP@thepicardgroup.com for registration information

TPG attended the groundbreaking for the first GUMBO grant awarded to @CajunBroadband. Governor Edwards also announced additional funding for Iberia and St. Martin Parishes, of which Cajun Broadband will be a recipient.

Busy day on Capitol Hill advocating for our client @PortLakeCharles to ensure sufficient funding is available to maintain the ship channel so important to the economy of SW Louisiana & beyond. @SenBillCassidy @SenJohnKennedy @RepClayHiggins @RepMikeJohnson @RepGarretGraves

Join us on December 9 as we present a webinar - Redistricting in Louisiana: An Insider’s Discussion. Mike Michot will moderate the discussion with Rep. John Stefanski, Congressman Rodney Alexander, and Chuck Kleckley. Event registration link: us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_…

On December 8, TPG is presenting a webinar - Opportunities for Louisiana in The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Join Emily Bacque DaSilva and Hunter Hall as they present on the package. Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (CST) Event/Registration link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Senator @mikemichot recognized for his 2001 centralized sales tax collection plan theadvertiser.com/story/news/202…

Congrats to our team! We have been named as one of the Top Performing Lobbying Firms in the United States by Bloomberg Government and the 4th fastest growing firm of its 2020 Top Performing Firms. inntouch.clientswhothink.com/campaigns/repo…

Picard quoted in @LaPoliticsNow, re: clients left out of 1st round of fed funds: "We were able to get a distribution of money, but only after we shared their stories & what they were doing for COVID-19 patients," he said. "It was all about awareness, and our link to Washington."