No Press Club on March 9; meetings resume March 16
The Press Club of Baton Rouge will not meet on Monday, March 9, because of the start of the Louisiana Legislative Session that day. Weekly luncheon meetings will resume on March 16 at Drusilla Place Catering, located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. The guest speaker on March 16 is […]
General Information
The Press Club of Baton Rouge has weekly Monday luncheon meetings at Drusilla Catering Place with a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The speaker goes on at 12:15 p.m., and the meetings are over at 1 p.m. Cost for the lunch is $25 for Press Club members and $30 for nonmembers.
Join the Press Club
If you are interested in joining the Press Club, please fill out a membership application and mail it and the appropriate dues to the organization’s post office box.
Download the Application Here
New Journalism Scholarship
The Press Club of Baton Rouge will offer two $1,000 scholarships in the spring of 2026 to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in news/editorial journalism—one to a student in the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication and one to a student in the Southern University Department of Mass Communication.
View Details and the Application Here
Upcoming speakers: March 16 — Anne Rolfes, director, Louisiana Bucket Brigade; March 23 — Davante Lewis, Public Service Commission; March 30 — Logan Burke, executive director, Alliance for Affordable Energy; April 6 — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser; April 13 — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill; June 1 — Richard Nelson, president, Louisiana Community and Technical College System