The Press Club of Baton Rouge will host a candidate forum for the East Baton Rouge mayor-president office on Monday, Nov. 25, at noon. Both incumbent mayor-president Sharon Weston Broome, a Democrat, who is seeking her third term, and her opponent Republican Sid Edwards, a newcomer to politics, have been invited, and so far, Broome has confirmed. The runoff election is Dec. 7, with early voting Nov. 22-27 and Nov. 30.
The forum will be from noon to 1 p.m. at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. 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. Lunch is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers.