Meetings

Rep. Joel Robideaux, D-Lafayette, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on April 1 about the upcoming legislative session, which begins April 8. Rep. Robideaux is chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, and a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the State Bond Commission.

Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Dr. Joe May, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, will address the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 25. May will discuss the major issues facing the system and the upcoming legislative session. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Economist Loren Scott will address the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 18. Scott, who is president of Loren C. Scott & Associates, will discuss a new economic impact study on the Louisiana chemical industry. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Albert Tezeno, associate vice chancellor for student success at Southern University, will address the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 11. Tezeno will discuss the retention and recruitment efforts under way to reverse the enrollment decline at Southern. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Barry Erwin, president of Council for a Better Louisiana, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on March 4. He will discuss tax reform, a topic for the Legislature for the first time in a number of years. CABL has been monitoring and analyzing proposals from the governor and legislators, as well as other state think-tank groups, and is making recommendations for meaningful tax reform to make the state more economically competitive.

Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Rep. Stephen Ortego, D-Carencro, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Feb. 25 on legislation involving LSU hospitals and other issues. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Bossier City, will be speaking to the Press Club on Feb. 18 about his new statewide campaign called “Defend Louisiana,” which he says is designed to defend gun ownership rights in Louisiana. The initiative is a response to federal efforts to put new limits on guns. Thompson also is co-sponsor of legislation, to be considered in the upcoming regular session, that proposes to ban state enforcement of any new federal restrictions on semi-automatic firearms.

Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Lewis Unglesby, Baton Rouge attorney, will address the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Feb. 4. Unglesby will discuss gun rights in Louisiana and the United States. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

David Dismukes, director of policy analysis at the LSU Center for Energy Studies, will address the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Jan. 28. Dismukes will discuss Louisiana manufacturing development and natural gas production based on a recent study. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Kevin Cope, president of the LSU Faculty Senate, will address the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Jan. 14. Cope will discuss faculty concerns about the budget cutbacks the past few years and the consolidation of the offices of president and chancellor at LSU. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.