“Usually, if someone is coming to you with a problem, they’ve probably waited too long to hire somebody. And that has to be part of the first conversation,” she said, adding expectations are important.

"There was no preparing for highways to be washed out," Wray said. "Definitely very scary even when you know they know how to take care of themselves. Really kind of wishing that they had gotten out of there in advance.

Political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray comments on the upcoming presidential election, the upcoming presidential debate in Philadelphia and also remembers Baton Rouge attorney Mary Olive Pierson.

"[Landry] sees almost everything through the lens of preventing and responding to crime," said Wray. "That's why he thinks his position on education is important."

Political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray comments on the upcoming presidential election and its candidates including Donald Trump and J D Vance and potential Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' choice for her running mate, Tim Walz.

Political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray talks the latest in Paris with the 2024 Olympic Games and also comments briefly on the latest in politics.

“It’s really just a back step to make sure that people are safe and can make important low-level really, medical decisions for themselves and protect themselves from disease or pregnancy when it’s not wanted,” said Wray.

Political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray talks the upcoming special session on crime, the cancellation of Blue Cross Blue Shield and Elevance merge, and other local and national political topics.

Left to right: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and political strategist Mary-Patricia Wray are seen in a photo shared to Cantrell's official Facebook page on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 at the Bayou Classic foootball game in New Orleans, LA.