WRKF General Manager Paul Maassen to speak at Aug. 11 Press Club
Paul Maassen, general manager of WRKF and WWNO, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 11. He will talk about the impact of the loss of federal funding on our local public radio stations.
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 non members. 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.
EBR Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole to speak at Aug. 4 Press Club
East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 4. As he commemorates his first year as superintendent, he will share what has shaped his administration’s focus, highlighting new initiatives and current goals as the school year begins on Aug. 7 for children across the district.
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 non members. 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.
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields to speak at July 28 Press Club
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 28. He will discuss the Big Beautiful Bill and its implications for Medicaid and health care, serving in Congress in the Trump administration, and redistricting.
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 non members. 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.
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields to speak at July 28 Press Club
U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 28.
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 non members. 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.
Roxson Welch, director of EBR’s Family and Youth Services Center, to speak at July 21 Press Club
Roxson Welch, director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Family and Youth Services Center, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 21. Welch will talk about the center’s upcoming groundbreaking on its new facility and resources available for families ahead of the new school 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, which is a sit-down meal, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for non members. 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.
La. Rural Hospital Coalition Director Jeff Reynolds to speak at July 14 Press Club
Jeff Reynolds, executive director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 14. Reynolds, who represents 49 hospitals, will talk about the One Big Beautiful Bill’s impact on these hospitals, focusing on the following changes: Medicaid eligibility, capping and future reductions to provider taxes and hospital supplemental payments, and new funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program.
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 non members. 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.
La. Democratic Party Director Dadrius Lanus to speak at July 7 Press Club
Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius Lanus will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 7. Lanus will address passage of President Trump’s tax bill, its implications for Louisiana and his party’s strategy for the 2026 midterm elections.
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 non members. 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.
La. Primary Care Association official will discuss Medicaid funding issues at June 30 Press Club
Raegan A. Carter, director of Health Policy & Governmental Affairs at the Louisiana Primary Care Association, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 30. Carter will discuss the latest updates on Medicaid funding at the federal level and the challenges facing Louisiana’s Community Health Centers in the wake of any funding cuts.
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 non members. 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.
Childhood obesity topic for June 23 Press Club
Melissa Martin, director of Greaux Healthy at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 23. She will discuss Greaux Healthy, an initiative by LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in partnership with the state of Louisiana focused on preventing and treating childhood obesity.
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 non members. 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.
School librarian Amanda Jones will speak about freedom of expression at June 16 Press Club
Amanda Jones, Livingston Parish school librarian and founding member of Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 16. She will speak about the organized effort to ban books written by or featuring members of minorities.
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.