Democratic, Republican party representatives to speak at Dec. 1 Press Club

Representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 1. State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, Louisiana Democratic Central Committee chair, will speak. The Republican Party representative scheduled is Jason Doré, executive director of the LAGOP. Press Club meets on Mondays 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.


Edwards to speak at Press Club Nov. 24, Graves declines

Former Gov. Edwin Edwards, who will be in the Dec. 6 runoff to represent the 6th Congressional District, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 24. His opponent, Garret Graves, has declined to appear. Press Club meets on Mondays 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.


Gen. Clark will speak at Press Club on Nov. 17

General Wesley K. Clark, retired 4-star general in the U.S. Army and now chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 17. He will discuss partisan politics and its threat to Louisiana for Lifeline, a cellphone service for low-income seniors, veterans and minorities connecting them to health, safety and employment opportunities. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. This meeting will be held in the East & West Baton Rouge Rooms, which is one set of rooms away from the Iberville Room, where meetings are usually held. 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.


Pearson Cross to speak at Press Club on Nov. 10

Pearson Cross, interim associate dean of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s College of Liberal Arts, will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 10. Cross will be speaking about the Nov. 4 election and Dec. 6 runoff as well as the trends and dynamics of the two-party system in Louisiana and in the U.S. 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.