Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser will speak about tourism at April 6 Press Club
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, April 6. He will talk about the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism initiatives for 2026, including Love the Boot Week, Love Your Waterways, the Year of Outdoors and more. Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is […]
General Information
The Press Club of Baton Rouge has weekly Monday luncheon meetings at Drusilla Catering Place with a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The speaker goes on at 12:15 p.m., and the meetings are over at 1 p.m. Cost for the lunch is $25 for Press Club members and $30 for nonmembers.
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If you are interested in joining the Press Club, please fill out a membership application and mail it and the appropriate dues to the organization’s post office box.
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New Journalism Scholarship
The Press Club of Baton Rouge will offer two $1,000 scholarships in the spring of 2026 to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in news/editorial journalism—one to a student in the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication and one to a student in the Southern University Department of Mass Communication.
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Upcoming speakers: April 13 — Chiropractor Ron McMorris; April 20 — Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple; May 18 — LSU President Wade Rousse; June 1 — Richard Nelson, president, Louisiana Community and Technical College System