Two key lawmakers will preview the upcoming session of the Louisiana Legislature for the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, April 7. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland will preview items in the proposed budget and House Ways and Means Chair Julie Emerson will talk about the administration’s priority bills. The session opens Monday, April 14.
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.