The Press Club of Baton Rouge will host a panel discussion on the aftermath of the Alton Sterling and police shootings. The panel will feature Rep. Ted James; Gary Chambers, publisher of The Rouge Collection; Sen. Regina Barrow; and Rev. Dr. Joe Connelly, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church. Law enforcement officials have also been invited. The panelists will discuss issues, lessons learned, and solutions for bringing the community together. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.

Warren Drake, superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on July 25. Drake, who has been the superintendent for just one year, will give an update on the ambitious plan to build the future of the school district, which is the second largest in the state. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. For this meeting, the Press Club will meet in the rotunda of the hotel. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.

Due to the events in Baton Rouge on Sunday, July 17, the Baton Rouge Press Club will host mental health officials from the Capital Area Human Services on the topic of “Responding to the Mental Health Issues of Our Community in Times of Crisis.” Featured speakers will be Dr. Jan Kasofsky, CAHS Executive Director, Dr. Anieda Udofa, M.D., psychiatrist and CAHS Medical Director, and Tonja Miles, CAHS Community Outreach Specialist. The Baton Rouge Press Club presentation will begin sharply at noon. Jay Dardenne, who had been scheduled to speak on that day, will be rescheduled. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, July 18. Dardenne will talk about state finances – where we’ve been and where we’re going. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, a Democrat running for Louisiana’s open U.S. Senate seat, will talk about his work on the utility regulatory agency, his candidacy for the U.S. Senate and issues important in the fall election. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.