Baton Rouge Press Club will not meet July 4

The Press Club of Baton Rouge will not meet on Monday because of the Fourth of July holiday. The meetings will resume on July 11 with speaker Foster Campbell of the Public Service Commission. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St.


Treasurer John Kennedy will speak at Press Club on June 27

State Treasurer John Kennedy will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on June 27. He will address the Senate race and the state budget. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.


GOHSEP director will speak at Press Club on June 20

James Waskom, director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 20. Waskom will discuss the 2016 hurricane season and give updates on the four presidentially declared pre-hurricane season disasters he is already addressing in his first six months in office. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.


Rep. Stokes will speak at Press Club on June 13

Rep. Julie Stokes, a Republican from Kenner, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on June 13. She has worked on much of the tax legislation being discussed this session, and she will speak on that topic. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.


DHH Secretary Gee has canceled Monday’s Press Club appearance

Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, has canceled her appearance at the Baton Rouge Press Club for Monday, June 13. We are currently looking for a replacement. We will let you know when a replacement is found.


DHH Secretary Gee will speak at Press Club on June 13

Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on June 13. She will talk about Medicaid expansion. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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 Chancellor Emeritus Jim Wharton will speak at Press Club on June 6

LSU Chancellor Emeritus Jim Wharton will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on June 6. Wharton, who served as LSU chancellor from 1981-88, will discuss the impact of TOPS on the state’s flagship university and the repercussions of cutting the TOPS budget by more than half. The scholarship program is funded at 48-percent pending the outcome of the special legislative session. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.