The Jefferson Chamber will be hosting the Reverse D.C. Fly-In - Congressional & State Leadership Summit in Baton Rouge, LA on October 14-15, 2020. Throughout the trip, participants have an opportunity to advocate for key issues facing the Greater New Orleans region and meet with members of Louisiana's Congressional Delegation and State Leadership.

Attendees will travel to and from Baton Rouge in a luxury charter bus and stay at the WATERMARK Baton Rouge, Autograph Collection. Events and activities include a game of TopGolf with lunch catering, an evening reception with live jazz music at Shaw Center for the Arts with catering by Drago's Seafood, and a breakfast briefing at LABI with our Congressional Delegation and State Leaders.

AGENDA
WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 14
 
10:15 – 10:45 AM: Bus Check-In at the Jefferson Chamber, 3421 N. Causeway Blvd
- Parking is available in the parking deck behind the office building.
- ONLY PARK ON THE TOP UNCOVERED PARKING DECK ROWS
 
10:45 AM: Bus Departs Jefferson Chamber
 
11:45 AM: Bus Arrives at Topgolf Baton Rouge
Reverse DC Fly-In TopGolf presented by HUB | Hollis Companies & Ochsner Health System
- gameplay check-in
 
12:00 – 2:00 PM: Two Hours of Unlimited Topgolf Gameplay
- Private access to the Chairman’s Suite
- Lunch catered by Topgolf
 
2:00 PM: Bus Onboarding for Departure
 
2:15 PM: Bus Departs Topgolf Baton Rouge
 
2:30 PM: Bus Arrives at WATERMARK Baton Rouge, Autograph Collection
- Room check-in
 
2:30 PM – 5:15 PM: Optional Self-Guided Tour + Exhibit Access of the Old State Capitol & Free Time
- Secretary Ardoin has reserved time for our group to tour the Old State Capitol anytime between 3:00pm to 4:30pm. The following current exhibits are available:
- Louisiana's Lionhearted Ladies: Championing the Right to Vote
- George Washington: The Myths and the Man
- The Ghost of the Capitol (the film will be run every 12 minutes)
- The Old State Capitol is a three-minute walk from the hotel.
 
5:15 PM: Meet in the Lobby of the WATERMARK
 
5:25 PM: Walk to the Capitol Reception at Shaw Center for the Arts
- Three-minute walk
 
5:30 – 8:00 PM: Capitol Reception at Shaw Center for the Arts
Reverse D.C. Fly-In Capitol Reception presented by Chehardy, Sherman, Williams, Murray, Recile, Stakelum & Hayes, LLP & Peoples Health
- Catering by Drago’s Seafood & live music by the JGRAY Jazz Trio
- Elected Officials RSVP List as of October 6, 2020: Treasurer John Schroder, Secretary Kyle Ardoin, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, State Senator Troy Carter (D7 – New Orleans), State Senator Gary Smith (D19 - Destrehan), State Representative John Illg (R78 – River Ridge), Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng, Councilman Deano Bonano …
 
8:00 PM: End of the Capitol Reception
Please use the remainder of the evening as free time.
 
 
AGENDA
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 15
 
7:50 AM: Meet in the Lobby of the WATERMARK
 
8:00 AM: Walk to the Congressional Breakfast Briefing at LABI
- Seven-minute walk
 
8:10 AM: Congressional Breakfast Briefing Coffee and Breakfast Buffet Service
 
8:30 – 11:30 AM: Congressional Breakfast Briefing
Reverse D.C. Fly-In Congressional Breakfast presented by Adams and Reese, LLP & Select Properties, LTD
8:30 – 10:00 AM: Federal Briefing with Senator Bill Cassidy and Congressman Garret Graves
10:00 – 11:30 AM: State Legislature Briefing (Speakers TBD)
 
11:30 AM: End of the Congressional Breakfast Briefing
- Seven-minute walk to the WATERMARK for checkout
 
12:00 PM: Hotel Checkout & Bus Onboarding
- Buses will be in the hotel parking lot for boarding
 
12:20 PM: Bus Departs from WATERMARK
 
1:30 PM: Bus Arrives at Jefferson Chamber