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The Estopinal Group – A Public Communications Firm

25 Years of Public Communications

For 25+ years, Denise Estopinal has led strategic communications, media and government relations, and community engagement for The Estopinal Group (TEG) representing Mayors, Governors, Senators, Council Presidents, City Councils, Municipal, Parish and State Governments, Utilities, Transportation Agencies, Levee Authorities, and private corporations.

We are proud to highlight our work.

Through tumultuous times – 9/11, Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Ida, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the COVID-19 Pandemic – TEG has guided strategies to manage difficult public issues, execute visionary public works, transportation, and utility projects, implement crisis and disaster communications to accomplish impactful community engagement initiatives. Our work to solidify our clients' brand identity and ensure their messages resonate consistently across key communications platforms is supported by a solid understanding of public sentiment and the media landscape.

Join us as we look back at a quarter-century of communications. We will roll-out new recollections all year long.

Government at Work

Art, Music & Culture

  • Krewe of Muses
  • Neal Auction Company
  • Christ Church Cathedral Concert: Cultural Opening of New Orleans Post-Katrina

Louisiana Women Leaders

America's Most Interesting City – Hospitality & Tourism

  • The Greater New Orleans Hotel & Lodging Association
  • Basin St. Station
  • InterContinental New Orleans

Hurricane Katrina Recovery

  • Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative
  • GulfGov Report
  • The Labyrinth at Audubon Park

Levees & Flood Mitigation

  • Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – East
  • Jefferson Parish Levee District
  • St. Bernard Parish Government

Public Issues Management

  • Cover the Uninsured
  • The Descendants Project

New Orleans Icons & Influencers

2001–2009Client Highlights
  1. 2001The Estopinal Group founded
  2. 2001–2009Neal Auction Company
  3. 2001–2002Marc H. Morial
  4. 2001–2024Eddie L. Sapir and the Musical Legends Park
  5. 2001–2021Krewe of Muses
  6. 2003–2008Greater New Orleans Lodging Association
  7. 2003–2008Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
  8. 2004–2007NOCCI
  9. 2004–2014Basin St. Station
  10. 2004–2009InterContinental New Orleans
  11. 2005Christ Church Cathedral
  12. 2005–2008Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative
  13. 2006GulfGov Reports
  14. 2006The Labyrinth in Audubon Park
  15. 2006Covenant House
  16. 2006–2015New Orleans City Council
  17. 2006–2016Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority–East
  18. 2007Louisiana Speaks
  19. 2007–2009Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
  20. 2008Committee for a Better New Orleans
  21. 2009–2010Louisiana Policy Institute for Children
2010–2019Client Highlights
  1. 2011–2012Regional Planning Commission of Southeast Louisiana
  2. 2012The Leah and Dooky Chase Family
  3. 2012Sybil Morial and The Morial Legacy
  4. 2013–2014St. Bernard Parish Government
  5. 2013–2014New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
  6. 2015–2016Jefferson Parish Levee District
  7. 2017–2019Enwave Energy Corporation
  8. 2017–2019Gallagher Design (Morial Convention Center)
  9. 2018–2019Port of New Orleans
  10. 2019Clover, formerly The Kingsley House
2020–PresentClient Highlights
  1. 2020–2023Black & Veatch (Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans)
  2. 2021–2022Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
  3. 2023–2024Delgado Community College
  4. 2025–PresentRegional Planning Commission of Southeast Louisiana
  5. 2025–PresentHDR (New Orleans Regional Transit Authority)
  6. 2025–PresentGriffin & Strong (City of New Orleans)

Here's to the next 25

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