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The new capital building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron…

Vintage postcard-style photograph of the Louisiana State Capitol tower in Baton Rouge, framed by decorative borders with trees in the foreground, captioned "The new Capital" in cursive handwriting.

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Do You Know What it Means

The new capital building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

This image is from the archive of Ron Chapman, Professor of History at Nunez Community College. Nunez Community College is located in Chalmette, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In 2005 it was heavily damaged by flooding due to Hurricane Katrina.

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Item 26412

Citation

“The new capital building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This image is from the archive of Ron…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26412.

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