Bishop Michael Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 2. He will discuss the recent election of a Chicago-born pope, Leo XIV, an Augustinian, and what that means for the world’s Catholics.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

The Press Club of Baton Rouge will not meet on Monday, May 26, because of the Memorial Day holiday. Weekly luncheon meetings will resume on June 2 at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Bishop Michael Duca will be the speaker. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal served at 12:15 p.m., is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers.

Author Susan Mustafa and co-author Charles Ballay, district attorney in Plaquemines Parish, will discuss their book, “Blood Moon over Bohemia,” at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, May 19. This historical novel set in the 1920s is based on the true story of the forced removal of people in Plaquemines Parish, a matter which is still being adjudicated in courts today.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

The Press Club will not meet on May 26, the Memorial Day holiday.

Author Susan Mustafa and co-author Charles Ballay, district attorney in Plaquemines Parish, will discuss their book, “Blood Moon over Bohemia,” at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, May 19. This historical novel set in the 1920s is based on the true story of the forced removal of people in Plaquemines Parish, a matter which is still being adjudicated in courts today.

Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.

Denise Bottcher, state director of AARP Louisiana, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, May 12. She will discuss AARP’s legislative agenda and nursing home issues. Press Club meets on Mondays in the ballroom at Drusilla Place Catering, which is located at the Drusilla Shopping Center at Drusilla Drive and Jefferson Hwy. Lunch, which is a sit-down meal, is served at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and news reporters are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.