Meetings

East Baton Rouge Parish District 3 Metro Councilman Rowdy Gaudet will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 7. He will be talking about the proposed changes to Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government, which will be on the ballot Nov. 5.

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 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.

The Press Club of Baton Rouge will host a candidate forum for the Public Service Commission on Monday, Sept. 30, at noon. Participating in the race for the District 2 seat will be Jean-Paul Coussan, a Republican freshman state senator from Lafayette, who is in the real estate business; Nick Laborde, a Democrat and newcomer to politics from Baton Rouge, who is a human resources consultant; and Julie Quinn, a Republican lawyer and former state senator from Metairie, who now resides in Baton Rouge.

The forum will be from noon to 1 p.m. at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. 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. Lunch is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers.

The three candidates are seeking to replace Dr. Craig Greene, a Baton Rouge Republican, who chose not to run again. Press Club board member Jim Engster will moderate the forum.

Randal Gaines, chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 23. Gaines, who served in the state House representing LaPlace for 12 years, was selected the state chair in April. He will discuss the upcoming election and his party’s strategy moving forward.

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. 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.

St. George Mayor Dustin Yates will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 16. Gov. Jeff Landry this year appointed Yates as the interim mayor of the new city voters created in 2019. He will speak on the continuing effort to set up the new city, which voters approved in a 2019 vote but was, until this year, held up amid a court challenge from East Baton Rouge Parish leaders.

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. 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.

Southern University Political Scientist Albert Samuels and former East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman Darrell Glasper will be the guest speakers at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 9. Samuels, a Democrat, and Republican Glasper will discuss the Nov. 5 election as debates start this week. Four candidates for mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish clash on Wednesday after Tuesday’s matchup of nominees in the presidential election with former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris meeting for the first time.

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. 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.

The Press Club of Baton Rouge will not meet on Monday, Sept. 2, because of the Labor Day holiday. Weekly luncheon meetings will resume on Sept. 9 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.

Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 26. She will talk about how recently passed legislation and changes to LED’s organization, operations and culture are transforming the way Louisiana approaches economic development.

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 speaker begins 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.

Gen. Russel Honoré, retired commanding officer of the First U.S. Army and now leader of the GreenARMY, a coalition of environmental experts and advocates, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 19. He will discuss how the fossil fuel industry in Louisiana is worsening pollution and making the state more vulnerable to climate disasters like hurricanes.

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 speaker begins 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.

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 12. He will talk about his recent trip to Cuba, along with Louisiana’s role in international trade. He will also give an update on how the state’s agricultural and forestry sectors are doing this year.

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 speaker begins 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.

The Press Club speaker for Aug. 19 will be Gen. Russel Honoré.

Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 5. He will be talking about his proposals for tax reform. While it might not be happening in August, a legislative special session on tax reform is very likely for next year.

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 speaker begins 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.