Press Club Will Not Meet on Labor Day

The Baton Rouge Press Club will not meet Monday, Sept.3 in honor of Labor Day.

The Press Club will meet again on Monday, Sept 10.

Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge.

Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for non-members.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.


Davis Rhorer, executive director of the Downtown Development District in Baton Rouge, to Speak at Aug. 27 Press Club

Davis Rhorer, executive director of the Downtown Development District in Baton Rouge, will address the Press Club at noon Monday, Aug. 27.

Rhorer will discuss new housing developments, a planned 3-mile greenway, and other developments designed to attract more people to the downtown area.

Press Club meets on Mondays at the De La Ronde Hall in downtown Baton Rouge at 320 Third St. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.


Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain to Speak at Aug. 20 Press Club

Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain will address the Press Club at noon Monday, Aug. 20.

Strain will discuss the state of the agriculture industry in Louisiana, H3N2v virus and the need for river dredging as a result of the drought.

Press Club meets on Mondays at the De La Ronde Hall in downtown Baton Rouge at 320 Third St. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.


LSU interim President and Chancellor William Jenkins to Speak at Aug. 13 Press Club

LSU interim President and Chancellor William Jenkins will address the Press Club at noon Monday, Aug. 13.

Jenkins will discuss current trends in higher education and the challenges that lie ahead.

Press Club meets on Mondays at the De La Ronde Hall in downtown Baton Rouge at 320 Third St. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.


East Baton Rouge Parish Library System Assistant Directors Patricia Husband, Mary Stein to Speak at Aug. 6 Press Club

East Baton Rouge Parish Library System Assistant Directors Patricia Husband and Mary Stein will address the Press Club at noon Monday, Aug. 6.

Husband and Stein will discuss the status of the system’s search for a new director and the library’s various construction projects. Husband and Stein also will talk about library trends, resources and resources, such as they system’s digital historic newspapers.

Press Club meets on Mondays at the De La Ronde Hall in downtown Baton Rouge at 320 Third St. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.