Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2024-04-22

Duration: 00:45:13

Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Wilson, Corey K. | Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge

Contributors:

• Wilson, Corey Speaker

This episode of the series “Press Club” features a speech by Corey Wilson before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club on April 22, 2024. Wilson is the superintendent of BREC, the Recreation and Park Commission for East Baton Rouge Parish. He discusses: their mission statement; the park system; the results of a 3-year study by the Trust for Public Land on the economic impact of BREC; their current projects; their funding; the upcoming election to renew two 10-year millages; and their work on their 10-year master plan. He also answers questions from the media.