Mike Strain, commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, July 6. Strain will discuss the state of Louisiana agriculture and the after effects of the legislative session. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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.

Davis Rhorer, executive director of the Baton Rouge Downtown Development District, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 29. Rhorer will discuss the downtown’s growth over the past several years and what’s in store for the future. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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.

Sixth District Congressman Garret Graves will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 22. Graves will discuss his first six months as a member of the U.S. House. Graves, a Republican, received more than 60 percent of the votes as he defeated Democrat Edwin Edwards for the Congressional seat vacated by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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.

Rep. Joel Robideaux, from Lafayette, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 15. Robideaux is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, vice chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay and on the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. He will talk about the action taken during the legislative session to address the state’s $1.6 billion deficit. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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.

Monty Sullivan, president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 8. Sullivan will talk about workforce development programs and the state budget. Press Club meets on Mondays in the Iberville Room at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. 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.