Louisiana State Capitol
National Historic Landmark · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Thirty-four storeys of Art Deco limestone in Baton Rouge, four hundred and fifty feet high, and by a wide margin the tallest state capitol in the United States. Huey Long pushed it through and had it built in fourteen months between 1930 and 1932, which is a remarkable pace for a building of this size and tells you most of what you need to know about how he governed. He was shot in a corridor on the ground floor in September 1935 and died two days later. The observation deck on the twenty-seventh floor is free and the view runs to the Mississippi.
900 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802, United States
FREE, including tours, the observation deck and parking. Generally open weekdays with limited or no weekend opening; closed on state holidays. Free guided tours run several times daily from Memorial Hall. THE 27TH-FLOOR OBSERVATION DECK CLOSES EARLIER THAN THE BUILDING — go up first. The legislature sits roughly March to June, when the chambers may be closed to tours but the public galleries are open. Security screening applies at entry.
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