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Capital Region

Marked by the tallest state capitol in the U.S. that is still watched over by the powerful Louisiana politician Huey Long, Baton Rouge features a vibrant riverfront and downtown museums. The capital city is also the gateway to the Great River Road and the forested rolling hills of the Feliciana’s that were once the home of the short-lived Republic of West Florida.

row of slave cabins in the Evergreen Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana

Shine a Light on a Dark Past

Dave McNamara
September 3, 2020

For the past 25 years, the River Road African American Museum in Donaldsonville has been collecting artifacts and digging into the history of the rural area that was the center…

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Louisiana state capitol building in Baton Rouge

The Capitol Huey Long Built

Dave McNamara
August 20, 2020

In the 1930’s, this Louisiana skyscraper reflected the style of America’s tallest buildings.  The State Capitol opened in 1932, a year after the Empire State Building in New York.  This…

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USS Kidd Destroyer ship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

USS Kidd

Dave McNamara
June 22, 2020

This World War Two destroyer survived a direct hit by a Kamikaze airplane in the Battle of Okinawa.  Today the Navy ship is a dockside museum in Baton Rouge. If…

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