Chas Roemer, president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, is the featured speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 4. He will speak about BESE’s differences with the Governor’s Office over Common Core standards and student testing. 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.
Agriculture commissioner Mike Strain to speak at Press Club on July 28
Mike Strain, commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, is the featured speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 28. He will speak about the status of agriculture and the future expansion and building of homes and industry on farmland and how we are losing this precious resource. 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.
John Bel Edwards to speak at Press Club on July 21
Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite, who is running for governor of Louisiana, will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 21. 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.
U.S. Senate candidate Rob Maness to speak at Press Club on July 14
Rob Maness, candidate for the U.S. Senate, will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 14. Maness, a retired Air Force colonel who resides in Madisonville, is a Republican and endorsed by Tea Party Express. 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.
David LaCerte, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, will speak on July 6
David LaCerte, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 6. He will address the issues and controversy surrounding the federal VA health care system. 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.