Karl Rove to give keynote at LABI annual meeting in Baton Rouge

Republican political consultant, policy adviser and former White House staffer Karl Rove will be in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, Jan. 15, to deliver the keynote address at the 2013 LABI Annual Meeting. Rove served as senior adviser to President George W. Bush from 2000 to 2007, and as deputy chief of staff for Bush from 2004 to 2007. Today, he remains one of the most highly regarded political strategists in the Republican Party. Before Rove became known as the architect behind Bush’s successful 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for Republican candidates, nonpartisan causes, and nonprofit groups. Rove also writes a weekly op-ed for The Wall Street Journal and is the author of the New York Times bestseller Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight. Cajun Industries is the presenting sponsor of the 2013 LABI Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave. Tickets are $165 when purchased before Jan. 6, and $200 thereafter. A table of 10 seats is going for $1,650. Tickets can be purchased online here.