Meetings

Denise Bottcher, state director of AARP Louisiana, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, May 12. She will discuss AARP’s legislative agenda and nursing home issues. 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 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.

State Rep. Gabe Firment, R-Pollock, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, May 5. He will discuss car insurance legislation and his bill, which would prohibit undocumented immigrants injured in car accidents from collecting general damages.

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 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.

Libbie Sonnier, executive director of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, April 28. Her topic is “A Smart Investment in Louisiana’s Workforce Starts with Early Childhood Education.”

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 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.

Jenni Peters, Baton Rouge activist and athlete, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, April 21. She will discuss the “Envision Baton Rouge” initiative and efforts to spur conversation about improving the city’s parks and walking paths.

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.

The Press Club of Baton Rouge will not meet on Monday, April 14, because of the start of the Legislative Session. Weekly luncheon meetings will resume on April 21 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.

Two key lawmakers will preview the upcoming session of the Louisiana Legislature for the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, April 7. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland will preview items in the proposed budget and House Ways and Means Chair Julie Emerson will talk about the administration’s priority bills. The session opens Monday, April 14.

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. 

Brian Dubreil, a representative of Friends of City Park, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 31. He will speak in opposition to proposed changes to City Park Golf Course, which is a 9-hole public course built in 1928 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and discuss expanding the vision in and around City Park and the LSU Lakes.

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. 

State Sen. Mike Reese, co-chair of the Louisiana Water Sector Commission, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 24. He will discuss the work of the commission in allocating funds for repairs, improvements and consolidation of community water and sewer systems in the state.

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.

Phillip May, president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 17. He will discuss a variety of topics including the role Entergy plays in the economic development of Louisiana, how the company is partnering with the tech industry to drive growth, their grid resilience plan and commitments the company is making for the state over the next decade.

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.

Two leaders from Louisiana Families for Vaccines will be the guest speakers at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 10. Dr. Mikki Smith Bouquet, a pediatrician at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, and Jennifer Herricks, founder of Louisiana Families for Vaccines and advocacy director for the SAFE Communities Coalition will discuss “The Threat of Antivaccine Misinformation and What We Can Do About It.”

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.