225-344-1177
218 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801, 
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website
With experience working for current and past members of both the Louisiana House and Senate, an in depth knowledge of the Legislative process, relationships with staff members, and respect of countless lawmakers, Ryan has the tools necessary to develop winning strategies for ASI's clients. The success that ASI has seen, the professionalism that they present, and the respect that they give to each and every player in the Legislative process has earned them the respect of countless Legislators, staff, government relations professionals, and clients.
2) Advanced Gaming Distributors
4) Aetna, Inc.
6) Apple, Inc.
7) B & J Bingo
8) Baron & Budd
10) Coastal Conservation Association of LA
13) Copart, Inc.
14) Country Grocer
15) Courier Labs
17) Delta Coin
18) Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
19) Elevance Health and it's affiliates, dba Anthem, Inc.
20) Food N Fun
21) goPuff
22) Goudeau, Inc.
27) Jalou, Inc.
28) LA Behavior Analysis Association
29) LA Coalition for Access to Autism Services
30) LA Wallet
31) Little Deuces
32) Louisiana Land Guardians, Inc.
34) Louisiana Video Gaming Association
35) LSM Gaming
36) Medical Management & Billing Solutions
37) Meta Traffic
38) Metro Gaming
39) Metro Gaming & Amusement Company
40) New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association
41) Osage Express
42) Pelican Bingo
43) Premier Games
45) Salesforce
47) Southern Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, LLC
49) Spine Diagnostic Center of Baton Rouge
50) TLJC
0-5 years
Boys and Girls Club of Louisiana - Board Member
Gretna Economic Development Association - Past President
Gretna Heritage Festival - Past Board Member
Westbank Coastal Conservation Association - Board Member
Westbank Ducks Unlimited Chapter - Board Member
Bachelors Club of New Orleans - Member
Senator Danny Martiny Campaign - Campaign Management Team
Elton Lagasse for Parish President - Campaign Manager
Mark Morgan for School Board - Campaign Manager
Sheriff Joseph Lopinto - Westbank Campaign ManagerLouisiana
Video Gaming Association - Associate Member
Senator David Heitmeier - Former Intern
Senate President John Alario - Former Aide
Jefferson Parish Council - Former Intern
Loyola University Institute of Politics - Graduate
Association of Louisiana Lobbyists - Member
Ryan Templet is a lobbyist with Advanced Strategies inc., a government relations firm founded by veteran lobbyist Alton Ashy in 1992. Advanced Strategies has offices in Baton Rouge and New Orleans and for nearly thirty years has represented dozens of clients on high profile issues at the local, state and executive level with impeccable results. Advances Strategies has provided winning strategies to clients in a broad range of industries including gaming, health care, utilities, technology and more.
Ryan first acquired his taste for politics at a young age volunteering for local elections in Gretna, LA where he grew up. In high school, Ryan began working at the Louisiana State Capitol as an intern, where he made in roads with a number of Legislators and shortly thereafter began interning in the Louisiana Senate. In College, Ryan worked as the Legislative Aide for Senate President John Alario, where he worked for five years. Under President Alario, the longest serving member of the Louisiana Legislature, Ryan learned the details of the Legislative process, the Senate and House rules, the art of compromise, the importance of building coalitions, and the value in working with individuals of competing interests and different views to successfully pass a Legislative agenda.
Ryan has worked extensively in a number of Legislative, local, and Parish-wide elections giving him an in depth knowledge of how to identify winning candidates, and a knowledge of grassroots advocacy which he utilized to services clients as a lobbyist. Having extensive knowledge of the Legislature after working for both the Louisiana House and Senate, Ryan joined Alton Ashy at Advanced Strategies inc., where he has helped Alton to grow his client base and further the success that ASI has seen in developing and implementing effective legislative government relations strategies. Presently, Ryan works with Alton to represent a broad range of clients such as the Louisiana Video Poker industry, the Louisiana Video Gaming Association (LVGA), Jacobs Entertainment, the Interventional Pain Therapists Association of Louisiana, Our Lady of the Lake Hospital System, Waste Management (WM), Entergy Louisiana, Baron and Bud Law Firm, Copart inc, DRC, Callan Marine, SAS Institute, Drizly, HNTB Corporation, Louisiana Coalition for Access to Autism Services, Louisiana Association of Applied Behavior Analysts, AETNA inc, the National Football League Players Association, and more.
Alton Ashy is the President of Advanced Strategies. As the firm's president, Alton brings a wealth of knowledge, a strong work ethic and sharp business insight to his projects. Ryan and Alton specialize in helping their clients manage high profile State Legislative and Executive level issues. Ryan and Alton are an extremely effective team for their clients. Priorities for Ryan and Alton in assisting all clients include constant communication, working with Legislators on both sides of the aisle, educating Legislators on both sides of an issue, working with other lobbyists on both sides of an issue, and finding the best solution to an issue. Ryan and Alton provide each client with the respect that they deserve and treat every client as a part of their own family. Their experience in a broad range of industries and willingness to make themselves available as needed to clients make them a perfect match for anyone seeking representation in Louisiana.
225-344-1177
218 LAUREL ST., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801, 
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Criminal, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Professional/Vocational Licensing, RFP/Procurement, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website
Located just steps away from the Louisiana State Capitol, Advanced Strategies is a governmental relations firm that specializes in managing high profile state legislative issues. For more than 25 years, the Advanced Strategies team has helped clients monitor and assess key legislative issues as well as develop and implement effective political strategies that position them for future business growth and success.
2) Advanced Gaming Distributors
5) Apple, Inc.
6) B & J Bingo
9) Coastal Conservation Association of LA.
12) Copart, Inc.
13) Country Grocer
15) Delta Coin
16) Dominion Voting Systems, Inc.
17) DRC Emergency Services, LLC
18) Elevance Health and it's affiliates, dba Anthem, Inc.
20) Food and Fun
21) Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc.
22) Goudeau, Inc.
24) Hollywood Truck Stop and Casino
25) Jalou, Inc.
26) LA Behavior Analysis Association
27) LA Wallet
28) Little Deuces
29) Louisiana Coalition for Access to Autism
30) Louisiana Land Guardians, Inc.
32) Louisiana Video Gaming Association
33) LSM Gaming
34) Medical Management & Billing Solutions
35) Meta Traffic
36) Metro Gaming
37) Metro Gaming and Amusement Compnay
38) New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association
39) Osage Express
40) Pan American Life Insurance
41) Pelican Bingo
42) Premier Games
44) Salesforce
46) Southern Pain & Anesthesia Consultants, LLC
47) Spine Diagnostic Center of Baton Rouge
48) TLJC
49) Waste Management
20+ years
Alton Ashy established Advanced Strategies nearly two decades ago. As the firm's president, Alton brings a wealth of knowledge, a strong work ethic and sharp business insight to his projects. He began his professional career as a legislative staffer working for both the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives and quickly transitioned into governmental relations representing clients including Louisiana State University. Alton's ability to quickly assess an issue and develop a winning legislative strategy has helped Advanced Strategies achieve great success for its clients over the years.
225-381-0166
543 SPANISH TOWN RD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
2) Acadian Ambulance and Air Med Services
3) Airbnb, Inc.
7) Capitol Strategies Group Consulting, LLC
9) Cengage
12) Dollar Tree, Inc., Family Dollar Stores, LLC, FD Stores of LA, LLC
13) East Baton Rouge Parish School System
14) Eatel
16) Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil)
17) Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting
18) Greater New Orleans Foundation
19) Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance
20) Greater Ouachita Water Company
23) Independence Bowl Foundation
26) Linde Gas and Equipment, Inc.
27) Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC
28) Louisiana Association of Health Underwriters
29) Louisiana Energy Users Group (LEUG)
30) Louisiana Food Bank Association
31) Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
32) Louisiana Probation and Parole Officiers Association
33) Louisiana State Nurses Association (LSNA)
34) Louisiana Telecommunications Association
35) LWCC
36) Macro Companies
38) Market Umbrella
39) Mississippi River Delta Coalition/Environmental Defense Fund
40) MTPCS, LLC d/b/a Cellular One
41) MultiState Associates, Inc.
42) New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
43) New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association
45) NRG Energy, Inc.
46) Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC
47) Occidental Chemical Corporation
48) Occidental Energy Ventures
49) One Call
50) Orleans Parish School Board
51) Paschall Strategic Communications
52) Pelican Institute for Public Policy
54) ResCare, Inc.
55) Sisung Group
56) Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund
57) Southern Strategy Group of Louisiana, LLC
58) Southern University System Foundation
60) United Professionals Company, LLC
61) Verify4
Serving as president of Southern Strategy Group (Louisiana), Rodney Braxton brings the highest levels of public service to the firm. He is experienced in policy development, governmental affairs, legislative relations, budgetary issues, capital improvement projects and enjoys a reputation for "persuasive negotiation skills." As assistant chief of staff to former Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Rodney supervised transportation, insurance, and labor issues. He also served as associate commissioner of governmental relations for the Louisiana Board of Regents, the state's top higher education board.
Rodney was undersecretary of the Louisiana Department of Labor, the first executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights and, in 1994, named one of thirty Leaders of the Future by Ebony magazine. An active member of many community and civic organizations, he has served on the boards of Young Leaders Academy, Of Moving Colors Productions and Serve! Baton Rouge.
A native of Louisiana and practicing attorney since 1992, Rodney holds a B.S. in finance from the University of New Orleans and his J.D. from Tulane University Law School where he received a Merit Scholarship and was a quarterfinalist in the 1992 Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition.