Meetings

Warren Drake, superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on July 25. Drake, who has been the superintendent for just one year, will give an update on the ambitious plan to build the future of the school district, which is the second largest in the state. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St. For this meeting, the Press Club will meet in the rotunda of the hotel. 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.

Due to the events in Baton Rouge on Sunday, July 17, the Baton Rouge Press Club will host mental health officials from the Capital Area Human Services on the topic of “Responding to the Mental Health Issues of Our Community in Times of Crisis.” Featured speakers will be Dr. Jan Kasofsky, CAHS Executive Director, Dr. Anieda Udofa, M.D., psychiatrist and CAHS Medical Director, and Tonja Miles, CAHS Community Outreach Specialist. The Baton Rouge Press Club presentation will begin sharply at noon. Jay Dardenne, who had been scheduled to speak on that day, will be rescheduled. 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.

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, July 18. Dardenne will talk about state finances – where we’ve been and where we’re going. 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.

Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, a Democrat running for Louisiana’s open U.S. Senate seat, will talk about his work on the utility regulatory agency, his candidacy for the U.S. Senate and issues important in the fall election. 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 because of the Fourth of July holiday. The meetings will resume on July 11 with speaker Foster Campbell of the Public Service Commission. Press Club meets on Mondays at the Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel, which is located at 102 France St.

State Treasurer John Kennedy will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on June 27. He will address the Senate race and the state budget. 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.

James Waskom, director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, June 20. Waskom will discuss the 2016 hurricane season and give updates on the four presidentially declared pre-hurricane season disasters he is already addressing in his first six months in office. 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.

Rep. Julie Stokes, a Republican from Kenner, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on June 13. She has worked on much of the tax legislation being discussed this session, and she will speak on that topic. 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, has canceled her appearance at the Baton Rouge Press Club for Monday, June 13. We are currently looking for a replacement. We will let you know when a replacement is found.

Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, will address the Press Club of Baton Rouge on June 13. She will talk about Medicaid expansion. 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.