In remembrance: High-profile Baton Rouge attorney Mary Olive Pierson died on Monday. Along with being one of the first female graduates of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, she also served as a member of the East Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council and as chief administrative officer for the Office of Mayor-President under Mayor Pat Screen. She ran as a candidate for city court judge, district judge, and state Supreme Court judge. Most recently, she was the lead attorney in the litigation against the St. George incorporation. Read a 2008 Business Report cover package profiling Pierson.
Rain check: The Rotary Club of Baton Rouge announced Monday afternoon that its Wednesday luncheon will be canceled due to Tropical Storm Francine and that scheduled speaker Ken Brown will be rescheduled for a later date.
Advice from mayor: At a news conference Monday morning, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome encouraged Baton Rouge-area residents to take the storm seriously and begin prepping immediately. “The main threats from this tropical system include heavy rainfall, strong winds that could cause damage and the possibility of isolated tornadoes,” Broome says. Read more from WAFB-TV.
