Paul Sawyer, executive director of the Amite River Basin Commission, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 3. March is Flood Awareness Month, and Sawyer will speak on the status of major flood control projects in the capital region, including the Comite River Diversion Canal, and the newly reconstituted Amite River Basin Commission and its master plan that is in the final stages before being delivered to the Louisiana Legislature in April.
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.