Beaux Jones, president and CEO of the Water Institute, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 15. He will discuss the Water Institute’s role in enhancing the state through science and technology.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 8. He will discuss the new organizational structure of the Office of State Climatology, the 2025 hurricane season, and the weather outlook for this coming winter.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Press Club is canceled for Monday, Dec. 1. There are two more meetings for the year, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. Announcements will go out as soon as speakers are confirmed.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 24. He will be discussing the budget shortfall of the city-parish after voters struck down Thrive EBR and how his office is affected.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Holly Howat, interim assistant secretary for the Office of Behavioral Health, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 17. She will talk about the Louisiana Crisis Response system, 988 and The Hub, which connects people to resources and can deploy mobile crisis response .

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Dr. Mike Strain, commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 10. He will talk about the status of Louisiana agriculture, forestry and aquaculture, including tariffs and current trade deals and their effects on Louisiana citizens.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Public Service Commissioner Jean Paul Coussan will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 3. He will talk about demystifying the PSC, Meta’s data center project in northeast Louisiana, nuclear energy and the future of electricity in Louisiana.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Attorney John Carmouche will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 27. He will talk about coastal lawsuits, the status of the Plaquemines Parish litigation against Chevron and the path forward, and the broader implications of that case for Louisiana and the country.

Carmouche is a senior partner at the Baton Rouge law firm Talbot, Carmouche and Marcello and has three decades of civil trial experience, specializing in fighting corporations in discovery and trial. He’s the lead attorney in the Plaquemines Parish case against Chevron and on 40 other lawsuits against oil and gas companies over environmental harms to Louisiana’s coast.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Morgan Lamandre, president and CEO of the Sexual Trauma and Response organization, known as STAR, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 20. Lamandre will discuss changes in federal and state funding and regulations regarding sexual abuse and survivor benefits.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.

Three Baton Rouge agency officials will talk about the new LSU arena at the Press Club of Baton Rouge meeting on Monday, Oct. 13. They are Chris Meyer, president and CEO, Baton Rouge Area Foundation; Lori Melancon, president and CEO, Baton Rouge Area Chamber; and Jill Kidder, president and CEO, Visit Baton Rouge. They will give a 360 view of the project from the community, economic development, and convention and visitor perspective.

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, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.