Another building that is undergoing renovation, this time the Louisiana State Capitol. At 450 feet, this is the tallest state capitol in the United States. It features Art Deco architecture.Memorial Hall.Art Deco wall leading to the Senate Chamber.Senate Chamber.Art Deco wall leading to the House Chamber.House Chamber.It was very crowded with school field trips and voting rights demonstrators.Ex governor and Senator Huey Long was assassinated in the capitol September 8, 1935. He was an extremely popular and influential politician, and a possible presidential candidate for 1936.18 star flag/ Louisiana was admitted as the 18th state.Jean Baptiste LeMoyne Sieur de Bienville, who founded New Orleans in 1718.Gov. Henry Watkins Allen, governor during the Civil War.Governor Francis T. Nicholls, a Confederate general during the Civil War who served as governor twice after the war.W.C.C. Claiborne, the governor of Louisiana who served after its purchase from France in 1803. He was also governor when Louisiana gained statehood in 1812.Piyush “Bobby” Jindal served as the governor of Louisiana 2008-2016.The voting rights demonstrators gathered around Huey Long’s monument and grave.Huey Long monument and grave.
