Clarksdale attorney and 2011 candidate for governor Bill Luckett will speak at Koinonia Coffee House in Jackson Friday morning. Luckett, who announced his candidacy in September, is the featured speaker at the 9 a.m. Friday Forum, a weekly series sponsored by west Jackson businessman Bill Cooley.
In addition to defending a variety of corporate clients, including Kroger and Archer Daniels Midland, Luckett co-owns two Clarksdale businesses, Madidi Restaurant and the Ground Zero Blues Club, with actor and Mississippi native Morgan Freeman. Freeman donated $250,000 to Luckett's political action committee, Progress for Mississippi, last year, according to 2009 campaign finance reports. Progress for Mississippi raised $407,289 total last year.
Luckett, 61, has not held public office before and would run as a Democrat.
The Friday Forum begins at 9 a.m. at Koinonia Coffee House, 136 Adams St. 601-960-3008
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