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10/07/2026 · Chalmette
The Smallest Possible Next Step
When your to-do list starts looking like a personal attack, don’t demand more motivation from yourself. Name the next physical action instead—and watch the fog lift.
Emily Dickinson’s “Hope” Is Not a Bird—It’s Stranger and Stronger Than That
Dickinson gives hope feathers, a song, and astonishing endurance—but refuses to call it a bird. That tiny choice turns a familiar metaphor into something wilder: a creatureless force that can live anywhere.
10/07/2026
The Radical Usefulness of Forgiveness
Hannah Arendt did not treat forgiveness as a moral decoration or a soothing feeling. She saw it as one of the few tools we have for escaping the permanent consequences of what cannot be undone.
10/07/2026
The Price Tag Is Back in the Driver’s Seat
Washington keeps selling disruption as strategy, while families and employers count the cost in grocery aisles, paychecks, and mortgage statements. Today’s biggest story sits where politics meets arithmetic.
10/07/2026
The Immersive Van Gogh Experience Needs to Sit Down
Giant projections of famous paintings are not automatically profound just because the room is dark and everyone is wearing a lanyard. Still, I’m willing to defend what these shows accidentally get right.
10/07/2026
Wallace, Idaho: The Town Under the Interstate
Take I-90 into the Idaho panhandle and stop where the freeway does something genuinely strange: it rises over an old mining town. Wallace is compact, walkable, inexpensive, and just odd enough to make a weekend feel like a proper road trip.
10/07/2026
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View allLOUISIANA OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION TO HOST JAY DARDENNE’S LOUISIANA FILMMAKING PRESENTATION
LOUISIANA OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION TO HOST JAY DARDENNE’S LOUISIANA FILMMAKING PRESENTATION Back to Newsroom LOUISIANA OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION TO HOST JAY DARDENNE’S LOUISIANA FILMMAKING PRESENTATION October 07, 2026 BATON ROUGE, La. — The Old Governor's Mansion will host “Bayou Bijou: Movies Made in Louisiana” at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 15. The presentation, given by former Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, will outline fifty movies filmed in Louisiana and the industry’s evolution in the state. This is the third in Dardenne’s four-part series outlining Louisiana cultural and political history. Admission is free and a reception will immediately follow the presentation. Dardenne served for eight years as the Commissioner of Administration, the state’s chief operating officer and budget architect. He was previously elected twice as Lieutenant Governor, twice as Secretary of State, served for 15 years in the Louisiana State Senate, and spent three years as an East Baton Rouge Metro Councilman. The Old Governor’s Mansion, along with the Secretary of State’s eight other museums, brings Louisiana's stories and people to life through exhibitions and educational programming. Admission is free, and the museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12 to 4 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month. For more information about the Old Governor’s Mansion, visit www.laogm.org or call 225-342-9778.
Planning Commission Meeting - October 14, 2026
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Board of Adjustments Meeting 14OCT26
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