East Baton Rouge Parish School System president Carla Powell-Lewis, newly appointed school superintendent LaMont Cole, and deputy superintendent Adam Smith will be the guest speakers at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 29. Powell-Lewis will share board initiatives. Cole will discuss his vision and 100-day plan for the school system, and Smith will speak about the implementation of the plan for the beginning of school.
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 is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The speakers begin at 12:15 p.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.