Libbie Sonnier, CEO of the Policy Institute for Children, will speak at Press Club on Feb. 2
Libbie Sonnier, CEO of the Policy Institute for Children, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Feb. 2. She will discuss the importance of early childhood education in the effective development of Louisiana’s economy and Louisiana families. Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive […]
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.
Join the Press Club
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 for 2026 include:
Feb. 23 — Jan Moller, executive director, Invest in Louisiana
March 2 — Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier
March 16 — Anne Rolfes, director, Louisiana Bucket Brigade
March 23 — Davante Lewis, Public Service Commission
March 30 — Logan Burke, executive director, Alliance for Affordable Energy