Baton Rouge Press Club

Created in 1969, the Press Club of Baton Rouge promotes the news profession and provides opportunities for members of the press to communicate with each other, their sources and the general public.

Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis will speak at March 23 Press Club

Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, March 23. Lewis represents Louisiana’s third district, which includes 10 parishes and the Baton Rouge and New Orleans metropolitan areas. The PSC regulates public utilities and sets the rates for electricity, natural gas, water and telecommunications, while also regulating transportation […]

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: March 23 — Davante Lewis, Public Service Commission; March 30 — Logan Burke, executive director, Alliance for Affordable Energy; April 6 — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser; April 13 — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill; June 1 — Richard Nelson, president, Louisiana Community and Technical College System

 

 

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