Buddy Leach, chairman of the state Democratic Party, to speak at June 27 the Press Club

Buddy Leach, chairman of the state Democratic Party, will speak to the Baton Rouge Press Club at noon Monday, June 27.

Leach will discuss his party’s future in Louisiana and provide his forecast for Democratic challengers to GOP incumbents seeking election to six statewide offices on Oct. 22.

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 non-members.

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