BATON ROUGE mdash; During his storied career in Louisiana politics, Jay Dardenne has worn many hats.He's been the Secretary of State, a State Senator and Lieutenant Governor. He's even been called the official historian of Louisiana due to his passion for telling stories and highlighting what makes Louisiana so unique.nbsp;Dardenne is presenting a series of lectures about the state's history starting this week at the Old Governor's Mansion. The lecture, which is free to the public, starts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Learn more here.The lecture series will cover everyone from Fats Domino, Jimmy Swaggart, John Fred and his Playboy Band and Mahalia Jackson.nbsp;To kick off his lecture series, Dardenne visited with 2une In's John Pastorek to give WBRZ viewers a taste of what makes Louisiana's rich history so special.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less