State Capital of Louisiana
by Scott Pellegrin
Title
State Capital of Louisiana
Artist
Scott Pellegrin
Medium
Photograph
Description
The present state capitol building of Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge, will forever be entwined with the political career of Huey Pierce Long. It was Long's idea for the state to construct a new building for the statehouse in 1928 when he was running for Governor of the State of Louisiana. The construction of the building was part of his political platform, as well as the notion to place the state capitol on the site, which was once Louisiana State University and formerly a military post known as the Pentagon Barracks. Included was a strip of land on which the Arsenal Museum was located. Long had contracted with a New Orleans architectural firm, Weiss, Dreyfous and Seiferth, to design the building. Next, Governor Long had pushed through an amendment which financed the new capitol by the end of the 1930 Legislative Section.
This is a black & white image of the State Capital Building in Baton Rouge, LA. The image was processed and layered with a texture to give it an "old time" feel.
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January 12th, 2015
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