Barry Erwin will speak at Press Club on June 30

Barry Erwin, president and CEO of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL), will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 30. His topic is “Sorting out the mess of Common Core.” Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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 the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.


Woody Jenkins will speak at Press Club June 23

Former State Representative Woody Jenkins, who has filed suit to halt the annexation of Baton Rouge General and the Mall of Louisiana into the city of Baton Rouge, will discuss the reasons behind his suit and the politics of the bid to establish St. George. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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 the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.


Sen. Vitter will speak at Press Club June 16

Sen. David Vitter will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 16. He will discuss his candidacy for governor and policies he is working on in the U.S. Senate, including job-creating infrastructure bills, WRDA and a highway bill. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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 the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.


LSU vice chancellor for research and development will speak at June 9 Press Club

K.T. Valsaraj, LSU vice chancellor for research and development, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 9. Valsaraj will discuss LSU’s strategic approach to securing funding for its world-class research. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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 the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.