Democratic Party U.S. Senate nominee Jamie Davis will address the Oct.19 meeting of the Press Club of Baton Rouge. Davis, a farmer from Tensas Parish, accepted a request to debate Congresswoman Julia Letlow, the Republican nominee in the race to succeed U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy. Letlow declined an invitation to join Davis for the forum. The election is Nov. 3.
Press Club meets at noon at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch costs $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 period. Adjournment is at 1 p.m.
For later viewing, Louisiana Public Broadcasting provides a video of the Press Club meetings on its YouTube channel.