News & Events
2023 Educational Conference Details
Herbal Lagniappe en Louisienne - April 27 - 29, 2023
Early Bird Registration Deadline - March 15, 2023
Registration Deadline - April 3, 2023
Conference Agenda
Thursday
8:00 AM Optional Tour to Houmas House and Gardens including The River Road Museum. A limited number of participants will depart the hotel at 8:30 AM and arrive at Houmas House by 9:00 AM where they will be divided into small groups. Led by trained docents, we will enjoy tours of the plantation house and outbuildings, wander extraordinary gardens, learn about life along the Mississippi when sugar was king, and gather for some southern hospitality.
Houmas House Lunch Menu - River Road Buffet: Chicken & Andouille Gumbo; Caesar Salad (GF without croutons); Yellow Cornmeal Fried Catfish (GF); Barbeque Roasted Chicken (GF); Crawfish Alfredo with Penne Pasta; Red Beans, Sausage, and Rice (GF); Corn Maque Choux (GF); Chocolate Bread Pudding. Inclusive with non-alcoholic drink and coffee.
1:00 – 5:00 pm Registration & Welcome Desk Opens
3:45 – 5:00 pm Corinne Martin, PhD - Healing on Home Ground with Native Plants
5:00 – 6:00 pm Welcome Reception/Cash Bar. (Try the signature cocktails featuring Ginger.) Entertainment: Roux Carre’ Jazz Band
Dinner on your own* See suggestions below and in your welcome packet.
Friday
7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast Buffet
8:00 – 5:00 pm Registration/Welcome Desk, Raffle Opens, Marketplace Opens
8:00 – 9:00 am Unit Leaders Meeting and Members at Large Meeting
9:00 – 10:30 am Annual Meeting of Members
10:30 – 11:00 pm Break
11:00 am – noon Dr. Gary R. Bachman, CPH, The Modern Victory Garden: Growing in Small Spaces
12:15 – 1:45 pm Rosemary Circle and Golden Sage Recognition Luncheon
2:00 – 3:00 pm John Sykes, Welcome to the City of Flowers: A Brief Landscape History of Baton Rouge
3:00 – 3:30 pm Meet the Authors & Book Signing
3:30 – 4:30 pm District Meeting
7:00 pm Optional Dinner and Awards Ceremony – gourmet Louisiana meal, entertainment by James Linden Hogg and Jim Hogg
Saturday
7:30 – 9:00 am Breakfast Buffet with time for Special Interest Group meetings (Check Table Tents)
8:00 – 11:00 am Registration/Welcome Desk
8:00 – 1:30 pm Marketplace & Raffle Opens
9:30 – 10:00 am Meet the Authors & Book Signing
10:00 – 11:00 pm Anne Milneck - Cajun Cooking, Creole Cuisine and Curries
11:15 – 12:15 pm Olivia Stewart - Rum Distilling, an Original Louisiana Plant based Industry Revived
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch - Last Chance for Raffle & Marketplace
1:30 pm Raffle and Marketplace Closed
1:45 -- 2:45 pm Mary Perrin, PhD - Traiteur Healing Tradition
3:00 – 4:00 pm Beverly Fusilier - The Healing Herbs of the Traiteur Garden
4:15 pm Raffle winners announced
5:30 pm Farewell Dinner/Cash Bar, Entertainment by Nouveaux Cajun Xpress band, Sponsored by Visit Baton Rouge
Conference Menu
Thursday
Optional group luncheon at Houmas House
Welcome Reception - Delicious nibbles, socializing, cash bar
Dinner on your own in beautiful Baton Rouge!
Friday
Breakfast: Sunrise Buffet - Orange Juice, coffee and tea; sliced seasonal fresh fruit; scrambled eggs; crisp bacon strips; hash brown potatoes; buttermilk biscuits.
Lunch: Mama's Kitchen Buffet - Creamy Coleslaw, Mixed Green Salad, Southern Fried Chicken, Fried Pork Chops, Macaroni & Cheese, Green Beans, Biscuits
Fruit Cobbler
Optional Awards Dinner $85 per guest or dinner on your own in beautiful Baton Rouge
Option A - Chicken breast filled with house-made crabmeat stuffing and topped with a crawfish cream sauce; red pepper risotto, and asparagus, tossed garden salad, dinner rolls, iced tea and coffee and choice of Lemon Paradise Cake or Bananas Foster Cheesecake.
Option B - Tournedos of beef (Sliced filet of tenderloin topped with wild mushroom bourbon sauce; smashed garlic potatoes, and haricot verte, tossed garden salad, dinner rolls, iced tea and coffee; and choice of Lemon Paradise Cake or Bananas Foster Cheesecake.
Saturday
Breakfast: Bayou Morning Buffet - Orange Juice, coffee and tea; Sliced fresh fruits & berries; scrambled eggs; Bacon strips and sausage links; grits and hash brown potatoes; assorted breakfast breads
Lunch: Taste of Italy Buffet - Caesar Salad, Spaghetti with Meatballs, Chicken Marsala, Chicken Creole Fettucine, Seasonal Vegetables, Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls, Tiramisu
Dinner: Lafitte Buffet - Strawberry-spinach and Sensation pasta salad; Grilled flank steak and catfish Acadiana; chef’s choice of 2 vegetables; Bread Pudding and Southern Style Pecan Pie; rolls and butter
Friday and Saturday afternoon coffee, tea and cookie service
Hotel and Dining Information
Crowne Plaza Executive Center Baton Rouge
4728 Constitution Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone number: (225)-925-2244
The hotel offers a limited number of rooms at special rates for HSA conference attendees. Rates start at $109 plus taxes and fees. Rooms are limited so be sure to register soon!
The hotel offers free WiFi, airport shuttle (fee), indoor and outdoor fitness facilities including a pool, restaurant and lounge featuring local cuisine. It is located 11 miles from the Baton Rouge airport just off I10.
Restaurant Recommendations Near the Conference Hotel
A short walk
*Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, 4836 Constitution Avenue
Tio Javi’s Fresh Mex Bar & Grill, 4738 Constitution Avenue
Gino’s Restaurant, 4542 Bennington Ave
A very short drive
Stinky’s Fish Camp, 5500 Hilton Avenue
*Mansur’s on the Boulevard, 5720 Corporate Blvd, A
Sullivan’s Steak House, 5252 Corporate Blvd.
*Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 7321 Corporate Blvd.
Walk-on’s Bistreaux & Bar, 2380 Towne Center Blvd
Zea Rotisserie & Bar, 2380 Towne Center Blvd.
A short drive
*Juban’s Creole Restaurant, 3739 Perkins Rd.
*Acme Oyster House, 3535 Perkins Rd.
Kalurah Street Grill, 2857 Perkins Rd.
Thai Kitchen, 4550 Concord Ave.
Red Zeppelin Pizza, 4395 Perkins Rd.
LaDivina, 3535 Perkins Rd., #360
Bumsteers, 3109 Perkins Rd.
Digulio Brothers Italian Café, 2903 Perkins Rd.
* Highly recommended by local unit member!
