Meetings

Glen Duncan, an independent communications practitioner and former director of communications at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, will speak to the Baton Rouge Press Club at noon Monday, March 7.

Duncan will discuss the legal and historical research, and modern-day work that went into developing the first officially specified state flag that was unveiled Nov. 22 at the swearing-in of Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne.

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 non-members. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

President of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Stewart Gordon and Academy Member-at-Large John Vanchiere will speak to the Baton Rouge Press Club at noon Monday, Feb. 28.

The men will discuss where Louisiana ranks in terms of pediatric health, the current challenges to the state’s pediatric health system, and potential solutions to those challenges.

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 non-members. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program

The Baton Rouge Press Club will not meet Monday, Feb. 21, in honor of President’s Day.

The Press Club will meet again on Monday, Feb. 28, when representatives from the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics are slated to speak about the way healthcare is delivered to children in the state.

Press Club meetings are at noon on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The public is invited.

Blueprint Louisiana Chairman Bill Fenstermaker along with fellow board members Jimmy Maurin, Clay Allen and Dr. Phillip Rozeman will speak to the Baton Rouge Press Club at noon Monday, Feb. 14.

The men will unveil Blueprint’s new list of policy recommendations focused on Louisiana’s budget challenges for Fiscal Year 2012. Established in 2006, Blueprint Louisiana is a citizen-driven effort to identify and implement essential changes to fundamentally improve Louisiana. The nonpartisan effort is led and supported by community and business leaders from across the state.

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 non-members. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

National Association of Home Builders Senior Economist Elliot Eisenberg will speak to the Baton Rouge Press Club at noon Monday, Feb. 7.

Eisenberg will discus the impact of housing on the economy of the greater Baton Rouge area, including how the industry is likely to affect local businesses in various economic sectors.

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 non-members.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Adam Knapp, president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, will speak to the Baton Rouge Press Club at noon Monday, Jan. 31.

Knapp will recap the economic development wins for 2010, profile the highlights of the Campaign for a Greater Baton Rouge, and look ahead to The Creative Capital Agenda, the chamber’s new five-year strategic plan for 2011.

Knapp also will discuss the importance of foreign direct investment, entrepreneurship and innovation, and talent development to the Capital Region’s continued economic development success.

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 non-members.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

LSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost John Maxwell Hamilton will speak to the Baton Rouge Press Club at noon Monday, Jan. 24.

Hamilton will discuss the ways in which cuts to higher education have affected and will continue to affect Louisiana and its flagship university.

Press Club meets on Mon-days 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 non-members.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

The Baton Rouge Press Club will not meet Monday, Jan. 17 because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

The Press Club will meet again on Monday, Jan. 24, when LSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost John M. Hamilton is slated to speak.

Press Club meetings are at noon on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge.

Lunch is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The public is invited.

Chairman of The Louisiana Bicentennial Commission Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club meeting at noon Monday, Jan. 10.

Honoré will discuss the commission’s preliminary plans to celebrate Louisiana’s 200th birthday.
Press Club meets on Mon-days 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 non-members.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Louisiana Department of Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club meeting at noon Monday, Jan. 3.

Moret will discuss the state’s economic status in 2010 and what it looks like for 2011.

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 non-members.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.