Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE — The Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish is located at 7047 Jefferson Highway, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.  The phone number there is 225-366-5700. Because office hours are limited, you may also call executive director Bob Breaux at 225-279-6008 or email bob.breaux@gmail.com.  Or try chairman Woody Jenkins at 225-921-1433 [...]

Here is the calendar of events for the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish for the remainder of 2013: Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish Monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on 4th Tuesday of the month at Café Américain, 7021 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA.  Reception at 11:30 a.m. and lunch [...]

Unifying Sheriff, City Police Proposed BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge businessman Lane Grigsby said he wants an “honest and open dialogue and debate” on the pros and cons of merging the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and the Baton Rouge Police Department.Grigsby, who paid $100,000 for a study of what happened when law enforcement agencies [...]

by Dan Juneau President, La. Assn. of Business & Industry BATON ROUGE — Throughout my 40 years representing the business community—first with the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and then with LABI—I have been a student of energy issues and energy economics. I was in Lafayette when the streets were paved (figuratively speaking) with black gold; [...]

Cassidy Takes Hard Line on Obama BATON ROUGE — Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-Baton Rouge) said Tuesday the election Nov. 6 will provide Americans with a stark choice — between the launch of a new American century and the danger of losing the country’s freedom.  Cassidy spoke to the monthly membership meeting of the new Chamber [...]

BATON ROUGE — Several weeks ago, gay rights organizations announced a nationwide boycott of Chick-fil-A restaurants after the restaurant chain’s CEO said he favors traditional marriage. That led the newly-formed Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish to declare Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, as Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day in Baton Rouge.  The result was an unprecedented [...]

BATON ROUGE — Four candidates for a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission brought their campaigns to Baton Rouge last Tuesday at a campaign forum sponsored by the new Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge. The event at Café Américain drew a crowd of business owners and media despite the fact that Hurricane [...]

WASHINGTON — The United States Chamber of Commerce has announced its affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge, which is located at 7047 Jefferson Highway, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA.  Phone 225-366-5700.

Dr. Beau Clark: Drugs, Revenge Drive Increase In Murder Rate by Woody Jenkins, editor BATON ROUGE — On Tuesday, the 6th month anniversary of his swearing in as Coroner, Dr. Beau Clark addressed the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge on the parish’s soaring murder rate. He spoke earnestly about the 84 murders that had been [...]

BATON ROUGE — Sheriff Sid Gautreaux will speak on “Causes of Crime in East Baton Rouge Parish, What Your Sheriff’s Office Is Doing About It, and What You as a Business Owner Can Do” at the Monthly Membership Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish. The sheriff will answer questions from [...]

The Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish is located at 7047 Jefferson Highway, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. If you have questions, call Bob Breaux at 225-279-6008 or Bob Burns at 225-955-4484 or Woody Jenkins at 225-921-1433. Purpose: To advance the best interests of the business community of East Baton Rouge Parish and the [...]