The View From Above

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The state capital building in Baton Rouge has so much more to offer than the assassination site of Huey Long. The architecture is amazing, both inside and outside. While it has the modern amenities and security, the looks of everything is that you’re in a building from the 1930s. Because of that, a number of movies have been filmed there. Among those are Dead Man Walking and The Toy. I’ll tell ya, it’s a beautiful building to walk around. The price is right, too: FREE! You know what else they have for free? A million-dollar view! You can take the elevator up to the 24th floor, then transfer to another elevator for the final three-floor ride to the observation deck. The photos you see here were taken from the observation deck. The top photo is something I showed more “up close” in 2021: the statue of Huey P. Long. On the bottom is the Mississippi River and downtown Baton Rouge. If you’re ever in Louisiana’s capital city make sure you set some time aside to visit the capital building!