BATON ROUGE - On Thursday evening, the Old Governor's Mansion is hosting a historical lecture by former Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne on the governors who followed Huey Long.

The lecture, titled "After Huey: The Elusive Road to Reform," covers Long's protégés, reformers and others who held the governor's office after the Kingfish's death. The event is happening on July 9 at 5:30 p.m.

Admission is free and a reception will follow the presentation.

Dardenne sat down with 2une In's John Pastorek to share more about the third installment in his four-part series on Louisiana's cultural and political history.