Baton Rouge businessman John Miller will pitch plan for public/private deal to buy new airline for Louisiana at Feb. 16 Press Club
John Miller, founder and controlling shareholder in the Country Club of Louisiana, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Feb. 16. He will discuss his plan to build a private, public partnership to purchase Spirit Airlines and brings its headquarters to New Orleans—a move, he says, will bring immense economic impact to […]
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.
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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.
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Upcoming speakers for 2026: Feb. 23 — Jan Moller, executive director, Invest in Louisiana; March 2 — Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier; 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; June 1 — Richard Nelson, president, Louisiana Community and Technical College System