Christopher Mores, a researcher at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 9, about his work in Africa regarding the Ebola outbreak. Mores served as the lead epidemiologist and infection control specialist at the Ebola Treatment Center in Port Loko, Sierra Leone. He returned to the U.S. on Feb. 4.

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.

Joseph Rallo, Louisiana commissioner of higher education, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, March 2. Rallo will discuss how the state’s public universities and colleges will cope with upcoming funding reductions. He will also address Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget proposal, which will be released on Feb. 27. 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.

Will French, co-founder and president of Film Production Capital LLC, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Feb. 23. French will discuss the economic impact the industry has had on the state and what’s ahead for the industry in Louisiana in 2015. 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 Press Club of Baton Rouge will not meet on Monday, Jan. 19, because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. The luncheon meetings at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel will resume on Monday, Jan. 26. The speaker is Chip Groat, president and CEO of the Water Institute. He will discuss “Into the Blue 2050,” a report on the future of water resources in Baton Rouge and the capital region.

Adam Knapp, president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Jan. 12. Knapp will deliver a state of the region address, featuring BRAC’s top priorities for 2015, as well as a retrospective of economic development activity in 2014. 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.

Greg Albrecht, chief economist with the Legislative Fiscal Office, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 15. He will discuss state tax credits. 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. This is the last meeting of the Press Club in 2014. Monday lunch meetings will resume on Jan. 5, 2015.

Albert Samuels, professor of political science and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science at Southern University, will be the speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 8. He will provide an analysis of the Dec. 6 election and what that may mean for Louisiana’s future. 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.

Representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Dec. 1. State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, Louisiana Democratic Central Committee chair, will speak. The Republican Party representative scheduled is Jason Doré, executive director of the LAGOP. 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.

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.