Robert Travis Scott, president of the Public Affairs Research Council, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 30. Scott will present PAR’s new report, “Innovation in Louisiana: Maximizing Investment in University Research to Promote a Knowledge-Based Economy.” The report provides an in-depth evaluation of research and development performance at Louisiana universities and recommends changes in practices and policies to promote progress. 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 President Alexander will speak at Press Club on March 23
F. King Alexander, LSU president and chancellor, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 23. Alexander will provide an overview of Louisiana’s budget outlook and the possible impacts on LSU and higher education in the state. 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.
William Broussard, Southern’s athletic director, will speak at Press Club on March 16
Rep. Pat Smith, who was scheduled to speak at Press Club tomorrow, has canceled. William Broussard, the athletic director at Southern University, will be the speaker. He will talk about the success of the basketball program and other sports and how he plans to address upcoming budget cuts.
Rep. Pat Smith will speak at Press Club on March 16
Rep. Pat Smith, a Democrat from East Baton Rouge Parish, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 16. Smith will talk about the upcoming session of the Louisiana Legislature, which starts April 13. 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 researcher will speak on the Ebola outbreak at Press Club on March 9
Christopher Mores, a researcher at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 9, about his work in Africa regarding the Ebola outbreak. Mores served as the lead epidemiologist and infection control specialist at the Ebola Treatment Center in Port Loko, Sierra Leone. He returned to the U.S. on Feb. 4.
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.