Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta will speak at Press Club on Dec. 5

Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta, chairman of the Donald Trump Campaign in Louisiana, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 5. Skrmetta will speak about the Trump victory, preparations for the inaugural on Jan. 20 and the agenda for the next president. 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.


Senate candidate Foster Campbell will speak at Press Club on Nov. 28

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, a Democrat in the runoff for Louisiana’s open U.S. Senate seat, speaks about his campaign at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 28. His opponent in the Dec. 10 election, Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy, has declined to appear. The two men were the top vote-getters among 24 on the primary ballot. 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.


Broome, White will debate at Press Club on Nov. 21

Baton Rouge’s mayoral runoff candidates, Sen. Sharon Weston Broome and Sen. Bodi White, will debate in a Press Club of Baton Rouge forum on Monday, Nov. 21. Broome, a Democrat, garnered 32 percent in the Nov. 8 primary election, while White, a Republican, earned 29 percent of the vote. The two will debate the issues facing Baton Rouge in 2017 and beyond. The runoff election is Dec. 10. 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.


Celtic Studios director will speak at Press Club on Nov. 14

Patrick Mulhearn, executive director of Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 7. He will give an update on the film industry in Louisiana, as well as recent happenings at Celtic, which served as a shelter for flood victims. 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.