Today: The Urban Congress on African-American Males in Baton Rouge is holding its first meeting of the year at 6 p.m. tonight in the rotunda of the LSU Business Education Complex, 4005 Nicholson Drive Extension. The congress has identified seven goals to improve outcomes for African-American males in Baton Rouge, including increasing high school and college graduation rates and enhancing workforce engagement credentials for those without college degrees. Members of the congress include business, education and religious leaders, as well as elected officials. First-time attendees are asked to arrive early for a 5:30 p.m. orientation. RSVP and get more information.
Wednesday: The Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Task Force will host a public town hall meeting on state and regional criminal justice reforms from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cotillion Ballroom at Southern University’s Smith Brown Memorial Union, E St. The task force has been charged with reducing Louisiana’s correctional population, implementing research-based supervision policies to hold offenders accountable and with reducing recidivism. Recommendations from the meeting will be used as the foundation for budgetary, statutory and administrative changes during the 2017 legislative session. The task force will release its final report on March 16.
Thursday: The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s 2017 annual meeting will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crowne Plaza Executive Center, 4728 Constitution Ave. The meeting, titled “Reversing the Trend on Louisiana Jobs,” features a panel discussion that includes Eric Danos, Tom Donohue and LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack. Rich Karlgaard, editor-at-large and global futurist for Forbes Media, will deliver the keynote address. Tickets are on sale until noon on Tuesday. General admission tickets cost $200. Tables of 10 are still available for $2,000. Get more information.
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