At 34 stories, this is the tallest state capitol in the country — built in Baton Rouge in just over a year under Governor Huey Long.
Why it matters
Long is buried on the grounds, near the spot where he was assassinated inside the building in 1935.
At 34 stories, this is the tallest state capitol in the country — built in Baton Rouge in just over a year under Governor Huey Long.
Long is buried on the grounds, near the spot where he was assassinated inside the building in 1935.