Paul Sawyer, executive director of the Amite River Basin Commission, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 3. March is Flood Awareness Month, and Sawyer will speak on the status of major flood control projects in the capital region, including the Comite River Diversion Canal, and the newly reconstituted Amite River Basin Commission and its master plan that is in the final stages before being delivered to the Louisiana Legislature in April.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m., is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Steven Procopio, president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR), will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Feb. 24. He will speak about Amendment 2 on the March 29 ballot. This amendment is a condensation of a 115-page bill passed by the Louisiana Legislature during the November 2024 special session that rewrites the section of the state constitution that governs taxes and spending.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m., is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Mary Stein, assistant director at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Feb. 17. Stein will discuss how the libraries are funded and the role the libraries play in improving the quality of life in the parish.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m., is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Barry Erwin, president and CEO of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL), and Adam Knapp, CEO of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development (C100), will be the guest speakers at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Feb. 10. They will discuss the merger of their two organizations.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m., is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.