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Influence is built. Results are earned.

Our clients navigate state, local and federal government, public opinion, and community engagement with precision.

STRATEGY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL WORK.

Top Drawer Strategies is a Louisiana-based government and public relations firm helping organizations navigate complex policy, political and communications challenges.

We combine legislative strategy, public policy, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement to help clients understand government processes, build relationships and advance their priorities.

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WHAT WE DO


Government Relations

Government relations, legislative advocacy and agency engagement informed by a deep understanding of government processes, institutional relationships and state and local government.

Strategic Communications

Message development, media relations, issues management and public education that help organizations communicate effectively, manage complex issues and strengthen their public presence.

Public Policy

Policy development, legislative strategy, regulatory affairs, state budgeting and capital outlay, from concept through implementation.

Stakeholder Engagement

Coalition building, community engagement and strategic outreach that connect organizations with government officials, community leaders and key stakeholders to advance shared priorities.


Additional capabilities include political consulting, campaign strategy, branding, media production, digital communications, polling and research, legislative bill monitoring and professional writing.

EXPERIENCE


EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE ISSUES THAT SHAPE LOUISIANA.

Top Drawer has advised clients across healthcare, education, energy, infrastructure, transportation, coastal protection, economic development, taxation, criminal justice, local government and other complex policy matters.

Our government relations and public policy work spans the Louisiana Legislature, executive branch, state agencies, local government and the public conversations surrounding these institutions.

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RESULTS


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Two groups of pelicans fighting with their wings spread and beaks locked over water, creating splashes, with mountains or hills in the background.

POLICY DOESN’T MOVE ON ITS OWN.

Successful advocacy requires the right policy, the right relationships and the right argument at the right moment.

Top Drawer has helped clients secure significant public investments, advance legislation and regulatory priorities, build unlikely coalitions, navigate high-stakes public policy issues and win campaigns across Louisiana.

ABOUT MP


MARY-PATRICIA WRAY, J.D.

FOUNDER & CEO

Mary-Patricia “MP” Wray is the founder and CEO of Top Drawer Strategies, with more than two decades of experience at the intersection of government, public policy, politics, and communications.

A lawyer, lobbyist and political strategist, MP has advised organizations across some of Louisiana’s most consequential policy debates and has worked on more than fifty candidate and issue campaigns. Her practice combines substantive policy expertise with legislative strategy, public relations and coalition building.

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Black-and-white portrait of a woman with dark hair pulled to one side, wearing a black turtleneck sweater.

INSIGHTS / NEWSLETTER


FROM THE DRAWER.

Politics, policy and the people shaping Louisiana.

The Extra Extra brings analysis, interviews and perspective on the decisions moving government and public affairs.

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CONTACT


LET’S TALK.

Have an issue to move, a challenge to navigate or a story that needs to be heard?

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