George Arnaud has been pushing water—and community—for decades.

We interviewed George, a descendant of Arnaudville’s namesake, who spent over fifty years working the rivers, pushing long rafts of barges up and down the Mississippi and beyond. A career built on current, steel, and river-smarts.

When he finally came ashore, George started as a volunteer dishwasher at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective. These days, he serves as president of the board—still showing up, still steering, just in a different kind of vessel.

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