DHH official to speak at Press Club on May 13

Dr. Jimmy Guidry, state health officer and medical director for the Department of Health and Hospitals, will be the speaker at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, May 13. He will talk about hurricane preparedness efforts in advance of the June 1 start of the hurricane season.

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.