Economist Loren Scott to speak at Press Club April 3

Loren C. Scott, president and founder of Loren C. Scott & Associates, will speak to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, April 3. He will present results of his study on the local and statewide impacts of privatization of hospitals, as well as the impact hospital funding cuts would have on Louisiana’s economy. The study was conducted on behalf of the Alliance of Public-Private Partnership Hospitals of Louisiana. 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.


Michael Henderson, director of the LSU Public Policy Research Lab, to speak at Press Club March 27

Michael Henderson, director of the LSU Public Policy Research Lab, will speak to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 27.He will discuss the 2017 Louisiana survey and public opinion about taxes, state budget pressures and what should happen with TOPS. 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.


Gen. Honoré to speak at Press Club March 20

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré will speak to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 20. He will talk about his environmental work with the Green Army. 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.


Political analyst John Couvillon to speak at Press Club March 13

John Couvillon, president and founder of JMC Enterprises of Louisiana/JMC Analytics and Polling, will speak to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 13. He will give his observations about the 2016 presidential election and the beginning of the Trump administration from both a political and analytical perspective. 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.