Meetings

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.

Jan Moller, executive director of Invest in Louisiana, formerly Louisiana Budget Project, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Feb. 3. Moller will discuss Louisiana’s fiscal future, the November special session on taxes, the upcoming constitutional amendment (#2), and the federal threats to the state budget.

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.

C.A. “Buck” Vandersteen, executive director of the Louisiana Forestry Association, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Jan. 27. He will talk about carbon capture and forestry.

Press Club meets on Mondays 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. Speakers begin at 12:15 p.m. The meeting adjourns at 1 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.

LSU Professor Andrew Schwarz, with the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems in the E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Jan. 13. He will talk about the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business and education.

Press Club meets on Mondays 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. Speakers begin at 12:15 p.m. The meeting adjourns at 1 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.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Jan. 6. He will talk about last year’s crime rate and the change in administration and its possible effects on police work.

Press Club meets on Mondays 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. Speakers begin at 12:15 p.m. The meeting adjourns at 1 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.

Brad Brandt, director of the aviation division of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 16. Brandt will speak about the aviation activity in the state and recent legislation that is funding the aviation industry at its highest level ever, allowing the state to take advantage of a federal 20-to-1 match program.

This meeting will be the last for 2024. Press Club weekly meetings will resume on Jan. 6, 2025. Press Club meets on Mondays 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. Speakers begin at 12:15 p.m. The meeting adjourns at 1 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.

Tommy Faucheux, president of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 9. Faucheux will be giving insight on what the industry foresees with the incoming Trump administration’s pledge to increase oil production and drilling.

Press Club meets on Mondays 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. Speakers begin at 12:15 p.m. The meeting adjourns at 1 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.

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, Dec. 2. He will explain the four constitutional amendments on the Dec. 7 ballot.

Press Club meets on Mondays 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. Speakers begin at 12:15 p.m. The meeting adjourns at 1 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.