State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education candidate Donald Songy to Speak at Nov. 14 Press Club

State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education candidate Donald Songy will address the Press Club at noon Monday, Nov. 14.

Songy and incumbent Chas Roemer face each other in a runoff on the Nov. 19 ballot. Songy is a Democrat and Roemer is a Republican.

Roemer was invited to attend but declined.

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 non-members. The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.