Meetings

Local Author Lenell Levy Melancon will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Oct. 3. Melancon has written an interactive book entitled “Tootles the Turtle Tells the Truth,” designed to empower children to protect themselves from abuse, neglect or exploitation. October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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 White, superintendent of the Louisiana Department of Education, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 26. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 19. She will talk about Medicaid expansion and other health issues, including Zika. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.

LSU Physics Professor Joe Giaime, director of the LIGO Livingston Observatory in Louisiana, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Sept. 12. He will recount the inside story of this remarkable discovery, hailed by many as the scientific breakthrough of the century. He will discuss the amazing technology behind the LIGO detectors, which can measure the signatures of spacetime ripples less than a million millionth the width of a human hair. He also will explore the future for gravitational-wave astronomy as a new window on the universe. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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, Sept. 5, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Meetings will resume the following Monday, Sept. 12.

Barry Keim, the state climatologist, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 29. Keim will discuss the recent flooding and its root causes. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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 Borné, president and CEO of the La. Chemical Association, will be the guest speaker at the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Aug. 22. He will give an update on the chemical industry in the state. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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, Aug. 15, because of the flooding conditions in the city. The next meeting will be Monday, Aug. 22, and the speaker is Dan Borne’, president and CEO of the Louisiana Chemical Association.

Baton Rouge Chief of Police Carl Dabadie Jr. will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Aug. 15. Dabadie will talk about the recent tragic events in the city and the police response. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.

Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Aug. 8. Dardenne will talk about government efficiency and reform. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St., in the East and West Baton Rouge Room. Parking is free in the garage off Mayflower Street. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $13 for members and $17 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.