The LWVision Luncheon on May 18th AND the June Reality Check have been CANCELED! Family medical emergencies OUT-OF-STATE require that the May luncheon and the June Reality Check activities have to be canceled.
We appreciate you understanding and support and we look forward to seeing each of you at the August 17th luncheon.
Thank each of you for your support and prayers.
Jean Armstrong
*Get the Rest of the Story, Leaders with Vision will host a public policy forum
luncheon on this topic. With all of the confusion about our news, people
need to participate to find the truth from a panel of journalism professionals
from all points of view. Collectively, the citizens and the journalists, can make
our community a better and safer place to live for everyone when we all work
together.
*Confirmed panelists at press time are:
*Leonard M. Apcar, Wendell Gray Switzer Jr. Endowed Chair in Media Literacy,
Manship School of Mass Communication ,La State University
*J.R. Ball, Capitol Bureau Chief for the Times Picayune,
*Jim Engster, President ,LA Radio Network; “The Jim Engster Show”
*Come hear the experts’ views on these issues to broaden your understanding of
these challenges and make up your own mind.
*Where: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Lane, in the.
*When: Thursday, March 16, 2017. Doors open to the Audubon Room at 11:15 a.m.
and lunch will be served at 11:45 with the forum beginning promptly at noon.
*Reservations** can be made on-line at WWW.LWVision.org
send a request for reservations by e-mail to LWVision@LWVision.org or call (225)927-2255.
*Reservations are recommended*.
***Reservations are honored before walk-ins. *
*Tickets are: $25.00 General Admission. $20.00 For Members in Good Standing
*Payment Options are: ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION: www.LWVision.org
*Registration: Checks or cash ONLY at the door!!.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects and education/voter service
programs in Louisiana.* If you have any questions, please call 225/927-2255 or send
an email LWVision@LWVision.org
Kindly share this information with your family, friends, and business associates.
LA needs informed voters.
Leaders with Vision will host a panel of the education stakeholders to present to the parents and other concerned people what their views of ESSA can do for Louisiana Children , this Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Drusilla Place in Baton Rouge, LA .
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), provides possible changes in the state’s method for rating school performance and outlines the annual process local school systems will complete in applying for federal funding. ESSA addresses;
§ Raise fundamental expectations for what it means to earn an “A” in Louisiana.
§ Measure and reward academic growth for all students.
§ Reduce state, district, and school-based testing.
§ Invest in partnerships to improve the most struggling schools.
§ Acknowledge the diplomas earned by students with significant cognitive disabilities.
§ Provide every student with enriching experiences.
§ Prepare the next generation of teachers under the mentorship of today’s experts.
Panelists confirmed at press time are:
Erin Bendily, La Dept of Education
Larry Carter, LA Federation of Teachers
Jennifer Coco, Southern Poverty Law Center
Don Songy, Governor’s Education Policy Advisor
When: Thursday, January 16, 2017. Doors open to press and audience at 11:15 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11:45 with the forum beginning promptly at noon.
Where: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Lane, in the Bayou Room.
Reservations can be made on-line at WWW.LWVISION.ORG or send a request for reservations by e-mail to LWVision@LWVision.org or call 927-2255.
Reservations are recommended. Reservations are honored before walk-ins.
Tickets are: $25.00 General Admission. $20.00 For Members in Good Standing
Payment Options are: ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION: www.LWVision.org
Registration: Checks or cash.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects and education/voter service programs in Louisiana. If you have any questions, please call 225/927-2255 or send an email to: LWVision@LWVision.org
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Leaders with Vision will host a panel of the political parties of Louisiana to present what their party can do for you, the Louisiana Voter on this Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Drusilla Place in Baton Rouge, LA .
Post election, America is divided politically. This week Americans will inaugurate the new President Donald Trump and we will all see what the Republican party has to offer. Louisiana has other political parties, who have all been invited to participate for your review. Louisiana needs informed voters. Watch the Inauguration and Come broaden your understanding of the other political parties answers to the challenges and their solutions for Louisiana voters.
Panelists confirmed at press time are:
Bill Bryan, Independent Party
Daniel Hayes, Libertarian Party
Stephen Handwerk, Democrat Party
Other parties will be added as they confirm.
When: Thursday, January 19, 2017. Doors open to press and audience at 11:15 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11:45 with the forum beginning promptly at noon.
Where: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Lane, in the Bayou Room.
Reservations can be made on-line at WWW.LWVISION.ORG or send a request for
reservations by e-mail to LWVision@LWVision.org or call 927-2255.
Reservations are recommended.
Reservations are honored before walk-ins.
Tickets are: $25.00 General Admission. $20.00 For Members in Good Standing
Payment Options are: ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION: www.LWVision.org
Registration: Checks or cash.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects and education/voter service
programs in Louisiana. If you have any questions, please call 225/927-2255 or send
an email to:LWVision@LWVision.org
Have a Safe & Happy Holiday Season for All
As you all were made aware, invitations were sent to the candidates for
the Mayor-President prior to the primary, as announced at the October
20th LWVision luncheon.
On November 10th after 2 pm, Bodi White declined to participate in next week’s mayoral debate. As a non-partisan organization, Leaders with Vision cannot host a debate forum and/or town meeting with Sharon Western Broome ALONE, who DID accept the LWVision invitation. Forum 35 has decided to host Sharon Western Broome, since Bodi White cancelled on them as well.
Because of the late notification by ONE of the candidates and the fact that planning an effective alternative event with interesting speakers takes a lot of time, therefore, given such short notice the LWVision regrets that the November 17th debate luncheon must cancelled.
Our next event will be in January. If you have any ideas or suggestions for a topic for that public policy forum, please email them to lwvision@lwvision.org
Enjoy your holidays as we have much for which to be thankful and don’t forget to VOTE on DECEMBER 10th and to mail in your Annual Membership DUES.
See www.lwvision.org for details.
Together, we are…..
Building a better and more informed community,
Jean Armstrong,CPC,CED
LWVision President
Leaders with Vision will host a public policy forum luncheon
on the topic of Community Policing and the use of deadly force.
Citizens need to participate as LWVision seeks to find practical
solutions to address this issue. Collectively, the citizens and
the practitioners, can our community a better and safer place
to live for everyone when we all work together.
Confirmed panelists at press time are:
Carl Dabadie, Baton Rouge Chief of Police,
Wesley T. Church II, Ph.D., LSU Director of Social Work,
John Nosacka, Capital Area Human Services District,
Director of Emergency Response and Training,
Michael “AV” Mitchell, Community Activist,
Mike Mitchell, Executive Director, Public Defenders office.
Where: Drusilla Restaurant, 3482 Drusilla Lane in the Bayou Room.
When: Thursday, October 20, 2016.
Doors open to press and audience at 11:15 a.m. and
lunch will be served at 11:45 with the forum beginning promptly at noon.
Come hear the experts’ views on the issues, to
broaden your understanding of these challenges
and help find the solutions for our community.
ASK your questions of these knowledgeable experts.
Reservations can be made on-line at WWW.LWVISION.ORG
or send a request for reservations by e-mail to
LWVision@LWVision.org or call 927-2255.
Reservations are recommended.
Reservations are honored before walk-ins.
Tickets are: $25.00 General Admission.
$20.00 For Members in Good Standing
Payment Options are: On-Line Payment Option: www.LWVision.org
Registration: Checks or cash.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects
and education/voter service programs in Louisiana.
If you have any questions, please call (225)927-2255
or send an email to:LWVision@LWVision.org
Kindly share this email with your family, friends, and
business associates. LA needs informed voters.
If you change your email address, please notify us of
your new e-mail address and contact information.
If you do not wish to receive future notices,
Please reply to this notice with REMOVE in the subject line .
Leaders With Vision’s EBR Metro Council District 11 Public candidate forum.
The following candidates have agreed to participate in this public forum:
Bonnie Budyach,
David Vincent,
Matt Watson
When: on Sunday, October 09, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Where:At the Fellowship Hall of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2021 Tara Boulevard.
Doors will open at 6 p.m. for meet and greet with the candidates. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. The forum will be videotaped for social media and posted on the LWVision website.
Question from the floor must be submitted in writing to the chair of the question committee, Bill Bryan Esq..
Personal Attacks on candidates and/or their families are strictly prohibited.
Campaign materials may be handed out since all three of the candidates are participating.
Kindly alert your campaign supporters, neighbors, and friends of this event.
This forum will be posted on the www.LWVision.org , Hopefully by Oct. 10th
You can learn more about our organization by visiting our website http://www.LWVision.org and/or Facebook page.
You are also cordially invited to join our organization. Application are available on our website and annual dues are modest.
If you have any questions, you are welcome to call the LWVision Office (225) 927-2255 during normal business hours between 10 a.m. and 5 p..m.
Building a better informed and more engaged community,
Jean Armstrong, C.P.C., C.E.D.. President
Leaders With Vision
Leaders With Vision is a non-partisan, political organization to address the needs of the all citizens to build a strong, more secure, inclusive, informed electorate and to create a better quality of life for All Citizens.
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“The Great Flood of 2016 Impact on LA Now and in the Future.”
On Thursday, Sept.15, Leaders With Vision
held a public policy forum offering different views
from speakers with expertise on the region impacted by
The Great Flood of 2016
The panelists are:
Dietmar Rietschier, Amite River Basin Commission;
James Steze, Capitol Region Planning Commission;
Jeff Taylor, Livingston Parish Assessor;
Jeannie Dodd or her representative, LA Home Builders Assoc.
Dawn Starnes, National Federation of Independent Business
Scott Richard, LA School Board Association
Leaders With Vision is proud to host the 21th Annual Reality Check Luncheon,
the 1st legislative review on June 24th at Ralph & Kacoo’s Restaurant,
6110 Bluebonnet Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70809.
Bring your questions and join us, just 12 hours after the close of the Sessions.
Doors open at 11:00 a.m., Lunch served at 11:45 a.m. Program at 12 Noon.
A sterling panel will feature speakers from different points of view:
Speakers are:
Jeff Crouere, Host of Ringside Politics and political analyst
Jim Engster, President, LA News Network
Steven Procopio, Policy Director, Public Affairs Research Council
Albert Samuels, Political Science Chair, Southern University
Lamar White, J.D. CenLamar Blogger, civic activist,
Seating is limited and will be available on a 1st come,
Prepaid Reservations are required and payment
must be received by Noon on Tuesday, June 23. 2016.
Tickets are: $40.00 per person. Payment Options are:
On-line payment(plus processing costs) at
www.LWVision.org
or
Checks made payable to the Leaders With Vision,
Mailed to: P.O.Box 4244, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(with your e-mail address and your phone number.)
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects
and educational/voter service programs in Louisiana.
If you have any questions, please call 225/927-2255.
The May 26th Leaders With Vision public policy forum at Drusilla Restaurant will discuss LA Sunshine laws, which cover Open Records and also discuss the concerns for individual privacy in the electronic age of drones, cell phones, etc. Confirmed panelists at press time are: Senator Dan Claitor; Representative Dee Richard; Former Executive Editor of The Advocate-Carl Redman; & Transparency Advocate and Louisiana Voice Editor-Tom Aswell.
Invitations have been extended to the Attorney General, Secretary of State, and the Manship School of Journalism to send a representative.
The Legislative Auditor has supplied information to be distributed to the audience on current law.
Where: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Lane, in the Audubon Room.
When: Thursday, May 26, 2016. Doors open to press and audience at 11:15 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11:45 with the forum beginning promptly at noon.
Come hear the experts’ views on the issues, to broaden your understanding of what happens with the challenges of transparency in government. the potential of secrecy using electronic devices in government decisions and the invasive potential of electronic devices in citizens lives.
Reservations can be made on-line at WWW.LWVISION.ORG or send a request for
reservations by e-mail to LWVision@LWVision.org or call 927-2255.
Reservations are recommended.
Reservations are honored before walk-ins.
Tickets are: $25.00 plus tax General Admission
Tickets are: $20.00 plus tax for Members in Good Standing
Payment Options are: ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION plus handling fees & tax: www.LWVision.org
Registration: Checks or cash.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects and education/voter service
programs in Louisiana. If you have any questions, please call 225/927-2255 or send
an email to:LWVision@LWVision.org
Kindly share this email with your family, friends, and business associates. LA needs informed voters.
If you change your email address, please notify us of your new e-mail address and contact information.
If you do not wish to receive future notices, Please reply to this notice with REMOVE in the subject line .
Leaders with Vision will host a “Legislative Hotwash, the immediate after-action”
evaluation of the state legislature’s performance and discussion of Louisiana’s
needs and expectations for the 2016 Regular Session which opens Monday.
Confirmed panelists at press time are:
Jeremy Alford, Political Analyst;
Regina Barrow, LA State Senator;
Louis Reine, President, AFL-CIO
Dawn Starnes, State Director, National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB);
Invitations have been extended to Senator Dale Erdy, Senator Bodie White,
and Representative Steve Carter to fill the one Republican position on the panel.
No response by Press deadline.
Where: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Lane, in the Audubon Room.
When: Thursday, March 17, Doors open to press and audience at 11:15 a.m.
and lunch will be served at 11:45 with the forum beginning promptly at noon.
Come hear the experts’ views on the issues, to broaden your understanding
of what happens with these legislative challenges.
Reservations can be made on-line at WWW.LWVISION.ORG or send a request
for reservations by e-mail to LWVision@LWVision.org or call 927-2255.
Reservations are recommended.
Reservations are honored before walk-ins.
Tickets are: $25.00 General Admission. $20.00 For Members in Good Standing
Payment Options are: ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION: www.LWVision.org
Registration: Checks or cash.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects and education/voter service
programs in Louisiana. If you have any questions, please call 225/927-2255 or
send an email to:LWVision@LWVision.org
Kindly share this email with your family, friends, and business associates.
Louisiana needs informed voters.
If you change your email address, please notify us of your new e-mail address and
contact information.
If you do not wish to receive future notices, Please reply to this notice with REMOVE in the subject line
How Safe is Louisiana’s Drinking Water?
On National television Erin Brockovitch raised questions about the safety of America’s drinking water due to chemical infiltration and neglected infrastructure and identified New York, Ohio, and Louisiana specifically. Leaders With Vision’s monthly public policy forum on Thursday,February 18, 2016, will address those concerns from all points of view with a knowledgeable panel. Confirmed panelists are: Patrick Credeur, Executive Director, Louisiana Rural Water Association; Jimmy Guidry, M.D., Louisiana State Health Officer; Amanda Laughlin, Chief Engineer of the Drinking Water Program;n; Pat Kerr, CEO & President of the Baton Rouge Water Company. A representative of the LA Chemical Association has also been invited.
Where: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Lane, in the Audubon Room.
When: Thursday, February 18, 2016. Doors open to press and audience at 11:15 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11:45 with the forum beginning promptly at noon.
Come hear the experts’ views on the issues, to broaden your understanding of this issue with this community challenge.
Reservations can be made on-line at WWW.LWVISION.ORG or send a request for
reservations by e-mail to LWVision@LWVision.org or call 927-2255.
Reservations are recommended.
Reservations are honored before walk-ins.
Tickets are: $25.00 General Admission. $20.00 For Members in Good Standing
Payment Options are: ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION: www.LWVision.org
Registration: Checks or cash.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects and education/voter service
programs in Louisiana. If you have any questions, please call 225/927-2255 or send
an email to:LWVision@LWVision.org
Kindly share this email with your family, friends, and business associates. LA needs informed voters.
If you change your email address, please notify us of your new e-mail address and contact information.
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Have a Safe & Happy Holiday Season for All
OUR newly elected Governor John Bel Edwards
Leaders With Vision (LWVision) looks forward to working with each of you
Lt. Governor, Billy Nungesser and Attorney General Jeff Landry
and Secretary of State Tom Schedler and
State Treasurer John Kennedy and
Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain
as Louisiana moves forward into the 21st Century
Nationally, the newspapers are filled with stories about the breakdown of discipline in our schools. Student Discipline & Effective Intervention are the topic of the Leaders With Vision public forum. The need to re-establish a positive school climate is essential for both learning and for developing sound social skills in our children.
The focus of Leaders With Vision (LWVision) monthly public policy
luncheon will be “Sex and Violence in Louisiana” featuring panelists:
Sheriff Sid Gautreaux;
Lynne Medley Long, Exe.Director, Iris Domestic Violence Center of BR;
Rebecca Marchiafava, MPP, VP Social Change, “STAR”;
Hiller Moore,EBR District Attorney.
The panelists will address the cause, effect, resources,
and prevention of domestic violence and rape.
Where: Drusilla Place, 3482 Drusilla Lane, in the Bayou Room.
When: Thursday, October 15, 2015.
Doors open to press and audience at 11:15 a.m.
Lunch will be served at 11:45, forum beginning promptly at noon.
Reservations are recommended.
Reservations are honored before walk-ins.
Tickets are: $25.00 General Admission. $20.00 For Members in Good Standing
Payment Options are: ON-LINE PAYMENT OPTION: www.LWVision.org
Registration/Payment at Door: Checks or cash.
Net proceeds support the Leaders With Vision projects and
education/voter service programs in Louisiana.
If you have any questions, please call (225)927-2255 or
send an email to:LWVision@LWVision.org
Kindly share this email with your family, friends, and business associates.
LA needs informed VOTERS.
If you change your email address,
please notify us of your new e-mail address and contact information.
If you do not wish to receive future notices, Please reply to this notice with “REMOVE” in the subject line .
