John Kennedy, state treasurer, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 29. He will discuss the recently completed session of the Louisiana Legislature. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Carolyn McKnight, superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish Recreation and Park Commission, known as BREC, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 22. She will discuss progress since passage of the 2004 Imagine Your Parks plan and what comes next. The construction portion of this plan should be mostly completed by 2014.

Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Russel Honoré, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 15. Honoré will discuss the Bayou Corne sinkhole in Assumption Parish and the possible need for greater federal and state oversight of commercial operations that potentially affect the lives and safety of Louisiana citizens.

Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. in downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Jim Simon, manager of the Thibodaux-based American Sugar Cane League, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 8. Simon will discuss American sugar policy, the farm bill and how Congressional actions affect the $3 billion Louisiana sugarcane industry. Press Club meets on Mondays at De La Ronde Hall, which is located at 320 Third St. In downtown Baton Rouge. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer period.