Former Gov. Edwin Edwards, who will be in the Dec. 6 runoff to represent the 6th Congressional District, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 24. His opponent, Garret Graves, has declined to appear. Press Club meets on Mondays 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.

General Wesley K. Clark, retired 4-star general in the U.S. Army and now chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 17. He will discuss partisan politics and its threat to Louisiana for Lifeline, a cellphone service for low-income seniors, veterans and minorities connecting them to health, safety and employment opportunities. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. This meeting will be held in the East & West Baton Rouge Rooms, which is one set of rooms away from the Iberville Room, where meetings are usually held. 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.

Pearson Cross, interim associate dean of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s College of Liberal Arts, will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 10. Cross will be speaking about the Nov. 4 election and Dec. 6 runoff as well as the trends and dynamics of the two-party system in Louisiana and in the U.S. 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.

Dr. Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer of Louisiana and Department of Health and Hospitals Medical Director, will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Nov. 3. He will talk about the state’s preparedness for Ebola. 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.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler will speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 27. He will talk about the upcoming Nov. 4 election, which is the largest Louisiana has had in a decade. 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.

The five candidates for the 6th Congressional District seat who have received at least 10 percent in polling have been invited to speak at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 20. They are Dan Claitor, Paul Dietzel, Edwin Edwards, Garret Graves and Lenar Whitney. 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.

William Cefalu, Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s executive director, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 13.  He will discuss the innovative ways that Pennington Biomedical is capitalizing on its expertise and unique facilities to adapt to the changing dynamics of federal funding for research. 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.

John Kennedy, state treasurer, is the featured speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 6. He will challenge the Louisiana Legislature to exert its oversight authority on state employee health plan changes. 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.

Dan Borne, president of the Louisiana Chemical Association, is the featured speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 29. He will talk about the chemical side of Louisiana’s petrochemical boom and what it means for jobs and the economy of our state. 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.

Tim Barfield, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue, is the featured speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 22. Barfield will discuss this year’s tax amnesty program and his agency’s new Office of Debt Recovery. 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.