St. George Mayor Dustin Yates will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 16. Gov. Jeff Landry this year appointed Yates as the interim mayor of the new city voters created in 2019. He will speak on the continuing effort to set up the new city, which voters approved in a 2019 vote but was, until this year, held up amid a court challenge from East Baton Rouge Parish leaders.
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 is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Speakers begin at 12:15 p.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.