Around Baton Rouge for May 19

• Published: May 19, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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Government meeting
CITY-PARISH PLANNING COMMISSION: 5 p.m., Room 348, Governmental Building, 222 St. Louis St.

Community events
QUILTING CLASS: 10 a.m. to noon, BREC’s Webb Park Center, 1351 Country Club Drive. $24 per month. (225) 379-8510.

BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB: Noon, De La Ronde Hall, 320 Third S. downtown. Speaker is Joseph Savoie, state commissioner of higher education. Lunch is $12 for members and $15 for non-members.

MEETING WITH THE SHERIFF:
7 p.m., Star Hill Baptist Church, 1400 Foster Drive. Working Interfaith Network holds a community meeting with East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux. (225) 201-0016.

SWING DANCE CLASS: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., BREC’s Parklawn Center, 12248 Parklawn Ave. For beginners. $22 per month for parish residents and $26.40 per month for others. (225) 751-0823.

Road work

• Sections of Convention, Fifth and Fourth streets narrowed or closed for construction.

• River Road closed between France Street and South Boulevard for parking garage construction. Alternate route: Government Street to St. Phillip Street to South Boulevard.

• Florida Boulevard from Stevendale Road to Centerway Boulevard closed intermittently from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to upgrade existing traffic signals.