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The Louisiana State Capitol (French: Capitole de l'État de Louisiane) is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Louisiana and is located in downtown Baton Rouge.The capitol houses the chambers for the Louisiana State Legislature, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the office of the Governor of Louisiana.
The Old Louisiana State Capitol, also known as the State House, is a historic government building, and now a museum, at 100 North Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. It housed the Louisiana State Legislature from the mid-19th century until the current capitol tower building was constructed from 1929-32.
The ExxonMobil oil refinery seen from the capitol tower. Baton Rouge's largest industry is petrochemical production and manufacturing. ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge Refinery complex is the fifth-largest oil refinery in the country; [100] it is the world's tenth largest. Baton Rouge also has rail, highway, pipeline, and deep-water access. [101]
knockknockmuseum.org, 1900 Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Tour the Louisiana Art & Science Museum Fine art meets creativity and discovery in downtown’s Louisiana Art & Science Museum.
Baton Rouge has many tall buildings. The eleven tallest buildings are: Louisiana State Capitol , One American Place , Chase Tower, Riverside Tower North, Marriott Hotel Baton Rouge, Memorial Tower , Mid-City Tower, St. Joseph Cathedral, Louisiana State Office Building, Jacobs Plaza, Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Centre .
The Louisiana State Capitol and the Louisiana Governor's Mansion are both located in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Supreme Court, however, did not move to Baton Rouge but remains headquartered in New Orleans. Louisiana is widely considered a Republican Party stronghold [253] and its incumbent governor is Republican Jeff Landry.
Funding delays may stall the long-awaited projects in Baton Rouge. Lawmakers recently redirected $280 million from vehicle sales tax revenue to the state’s general fund to offset revenue ...
Then known as the Baton Rouge standard metropolitan area (or Baton Rouge SMA), it consisted of a single parish–East Baton Rouge–and had a population of 158,236. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Following a term change by the Bureau of the Budget (present-day U.S. Office of Management and Budget ) in 1959, the Baton Rouge SMA became the Baton Rouge standard ...