PRESIDENT S MESSAGE: HELLO TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS. THE 12 TH ANNUAL LINCOLN/REAGAN DAY BANQUET ON MARCH 18 TH WAS WELL REPRESENTED WITH SIX MEMBERS AND TWO GUESTS ATTENDING AS WELL AS ASSISTING WITH THE EVENT. I WISH TO EXPRESS AGAIN TO THESE MEMBERS HOW MUCH THEIR PARTICIPATION AND WORK IS APPRECIATED. THE LFRW HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE SPRING BOARD MEETING AND WORKSHOPS. IT WILL BE HELD ON MAY 20 TO MAY 22. DALE NEALE AND I WILL BE ATTENDING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING US, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS HEATING UP AND I AM SURE YOU ARE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE CAMPAIGNING. OUR LEGISLATURE HAS BEEN MEETING TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF OUR STATE. WE HAVE AGAIN BEEN INVITED BY OUR REPRESENTATIVE, PAUL HOLLIS, TO BE HIS GUESTS ON MAY 5 TH TO TOUR THE CAPITAL, SIT IN ON PROCEEDINGS, AND HAVE LUNCH. I TRUST THAT MANY OF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND. THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE IS MEETING TO CHOOSE OUR RECIPIENT. SHE WILL BE INVITED TO OUR APRIL 26 MEETING TO BE INTRODUCED TO YOU AND RECEIVE HER SCHOLARSHIP CERTIFICATE. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT OUR APRIL MEETING! Next Meeting: April 26, 2016, 1:00 PM, Lacombe United Methodist Church, 27577 St. Joseph St., Lacombe, LA. This will tentatively be our Scholarship Presentation. Hostesses: Scholarship committee: Jacki Schneider, Mary Kay Hamauei, Laura Leonard Speaker: To be announced Future Meetings: May 24, no meetings in June and July, August 23, September 27, October 18 (a week early), November 15(a week early), December TBA. Announcements: If you have not paid your 2016 dues, now is the time! Members $25.00, Associate Members$15.00. Write your check to BLRW, include phone and email address and mail to PO Box 1583, Lacombe, LA or pay at our April meeting. Thanks! LFRW Day at the Legislature: April 20, 2016. Details are below. Visit with Representative Hollis at the Capital: May 5. Details are below Continue reading for more information. MADELON NOHRA 1
BAYOU LACOMBE REPUBLICAN WOMEN Lincoln-Reagan Banquet, March 18th. Our club was the Registration Committee! LR: Madelon Nohra, Marsha Hall, Dale Neale, Jacki Schneider, Laura Leonard, and Patty Cooper. March 22 BLRW Meeting. Betty Stadler, President Madelon Nohra and speaker Attorney Linda Stadler, who spoke on Second Amendment Rights. 2
Club News: Theresa Marie Ellender is working on stationary for the club and will present samples for members to vote on. State Representative Paul Hollis has again extended an invitation for members of the BLRW to be his guests at the Capitol in Baton Rouge during the Legislative session. We have picked May 5th as the tentative date for this event. We will be able to sit in on morning committee meetings, have lunch with Representative Hollis, and then listen to the General Legislative Session in the afternoon. Please let me know if you would like to attend so we can let Representative Hollis know and for us to make travel arrangements. Political Information: Sign up to receive NFRW email communications at https://www.nfrw.org/email. Regular Legislative Session: March 14-June 6, 2016. This will be a general regular session which convenes in even numbered years at noon the second Monday in March. It will last no more than 60 legislative days. No new taxes, tax increases, exemptions, exclusions, deductions, credits, rebates, incentives, or abatements may be introduced or enacted in the Regular Legislative Session. The Elephant Stomp: sponsored by the La. Rep. Delegation is May 16 th at the Country Club of Louisiana. For more information go to www.lrld.louisiana.gov LFRW DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE: April 20, 2016. Registration deadline is April 15 (this coming Friday). It will be a little different this year since the Governor is a Democrat. Lunch will be at the Pentagon Barracks instead of the Governor s Mansion. The Itinerary is below along with Registration information. If you would like more information, please contact Pat Cabral at impatc@bellsouth.net or phone: 225-926-8658. Registration application is below. 3
Louisiana Federation of Republican Women invite you to join them for A Day At The Legislature APRIL 20, 2016 8:00 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast at the Pentagon Barracks apartment of Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser 9:30 12:00 Noon - Meet with your Senator and Representative and observe Committee Meetings in Action in the State Capitol 12:00 Noon Lunch back at the Pentagon Barracks 2:00 p.m. - Return to the Capitol to watch House and Senate in session WEAR RED!! Name Club E-Mail Phone Send check for $25.00 payable to LFRW to: Wanda Aizpurua 18312 N. Mission Hill Avenue Baton Rouge, LA. 70810 DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: APRIL 15, 2016 4
LFRW 2016 Spring Board Meeting May 20-22, 2016 Le Pavillon Hotel, 833 Poydras St., New Orleans, LA Registration: $90 The BLRW has already voted to pay for one Registration, which can be divided by those who can attend. Tentative Schedule: FRIDAY: 3:00 - Ex. Committee Meeting 6:00 8:00 Reception w/candidates SATURDAY: 9:00 Club Presidents Meeting 10:15 11:15 Workshop (Women In Business w/jessie Morton/Marilyn White) 11:30 1:00 Luncheon w/billy Nunngesser 1:30 2:30 Workshop (How LFRW can be Effective in Campaigns NFRW Campaign Chair Barbara Trautman 2:45 3:30 Workshop (Increasing Membership LFRW Membership Chair Gisela Chevalier Free Time in New Orleans 6:00-7:00 Cash Bar 7:00-9:00 Dinner w/speaker (Jeff Landry trying to work this in his schedule) SUNDAY: 7:45 Prayer Service 9:00 12:00 Board Meeting UPCOMING REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES: April 19-New York, 95 delegates, closed primary April 26-Connecticut, 28 delegates, closed primary: Delaware, 16 delegates, closed primary Maryland, 38 delegates, closed primary Pennsylvania, 71 delegates, closed primary 5
Rhode Island, 19 delegates, closed primary May 3-Indiana, 57 delegated, open primary May 10-Nebraska, 36 delegates, closed primary West Virginia, 34 delegates, semi-closed primary May 17-Oregon, 28 delegates, closed primary May 24-Washington, 44 delegates, closed primary June 6-California, 172 delegates, semi-closed primary New Jersey, 51 delegates, semi-closed primary Montana, 27 delegates, closed primary New Mexico, 24 delegates, closed primary South Dakota, 29 delegates, closed primary July 18-21, 2016-Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. 6