Visit Baton Rouge CEO will speak at Press Club on Oct. 23

Paul Arrigo, president and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge, will speak to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 23. Arrigo will discuss the hotel occupancy tax on the November ballot and share details about upcoming events and conferences in Baton Rouge. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.