64 Parishes

New State Capitol

The current Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest capitol building in the United States.

by John C. Ferguson

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New State Capitol

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Louisiana State Capitol Building, 2012.

The current Louisiana State Capitol building is one of the state’s best-known and most recognizable landmarks. A famous Louisiana governor named Huey P. Long had it built. It is the tallest state capitol building in the United States, standing 450 feet tall, with 34 stories. Elected representatives from all over Louisiana meet in this building to work together to create laws and solve problems. Louisiana’s governor also has an office here. The building features many beautiful sculptures with symbols that are important in Louisiana and the United States. One of these symbols that is important in Louisiana is the pelican, a bird that is also found on Louisiana’s state flag.

 

 

 

Author

John C. Ferguson

Additional Data

Entry Published June 27, 2023
Entry Last Updated June 28, 2023
Coverage 1928–present
Category
Topics
Regions Southeast Louisiana (Florida Parishes)
Time Periods Long Era
Index letter N
Louisiana K­–12
Student Standard(s) for Social Studies 		1.8 d.

1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana culture, including:

d. Architecture: St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, State Capitol, Louisiana Superdome, Strand Theater, Sports Hall of Fame, National WWII Museum
Adapted From The text of "New State Capitol" is adapted from the following 64 Parishes encyclopedia entry or entries:
"New State Capitol" by John C. Ferguson
Credit This material was created through a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Department of Education with funding provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA).