Ronald Mason, president of the Southern University System, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 30. Mason will discuss transforming the Southern University System from good to a model 21st century system of higher learning. 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.

Jim Donelon, Louisiana Department of Insurance Commissioner, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 23. Donelon will discuss health care reform and flood insurance. 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.

Bernard Taylor, superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public System, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 16. Taylor will discuss the future of the school system, focusing on the district’s strategic plan. 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.

Starting Monday, Sept. 16, the Baton Rouge Press Club will change location for its Monday meetings from the De La Ronde Hall downtown to the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, also downtown, at 102 France St.

The speaker for the Sept. 16 meeting is Bernard Taylor, superintendent of the East Baton Rouge School System, who will discuss improvements made in school scores.

Meeting times will stay the same. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., will remain at $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Parking, which is free, is in the garage at the end of the Atrium on Mayflower St.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and the news media are allowed to ask questions of the speakers.

Tim Barfield, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 9. Barfield will discuss tax amnesty, which is part of the state budget balancing plan. 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 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.

U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, from Louisiana’s 1^st Congressional District, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 26. Scalise will discuss flood insurance, immigration, the Affordable Health Care Act and government funding. 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 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 Barry – author, historian and activist – will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 19. Barry, whose books include “Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America,” is a member of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority and the point man for the lawsuit against 100 oil companies for damaging Louisiana’s coast. 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 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.

State Rep. Chuck Kleckley, Speaker of the House, will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 12. Kleckley will be talking about the legislative session and state budget. 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 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.

State Superintendent of Education John White will be speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 5. White has spearheaded the implementation of the statewide voucher program, the new Course Choice program and changes to the teacher evaluation system. He’ll be talking about the state’s ongoing education changes and improvement efforts. 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 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, will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on July 29. He will discuss the recently completed session of the Louisiana Legislature. 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 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.