Romney raises $2 million at B.R. fundraiser

Published Jul 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm (Updated Jul 16, 2012)

Louisiana Republicans who shelled out $50,000 to have lunch with presumptive GOP nominee for president Mitt Romney were not disappointed as they left the downtown City Club this afternoon shortly after 1 p.m. "It was worth every thousand dollar," says Cajun Industries founder Lane Grigsby, one of the 40 who attended the two-hour luncheon with Romney and Gov. Bobby Jindal. "I have been so dejected by where our nation is headed. He gave us hope, and I believe we have a chance of taking our nation back." Grigsby and his wife, Bobbi, were among just a handful of Baton Rouge area Republicans at the event, which also included Eddie Rispone, CEO of Industrial Specialty Contractors and his wife, Linda; Kevin Couhig, CEO of Source Capital; and Jeff Angers, president of the Center for Coastal Conservation. Other notable GOP donors in attendance included Saints owner Rita Benson Leblanc, PHI CEO Al Gonsoulin, New Orleans banker Joseph Canizaro, and Bollinger Shipyards CEO Donald "Boysie" Bollinger, who helped organize the event. It raised $2 million for the Romney campaign. —Stephanie Riegel Read the full story here.