Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Where Huey Long Was Assassinated
A bulls-eye on the floor literally marks the spot where Louisiana's boss (and presidential hopeful) "The Kingfish" was gunned down in the state capitol in 1935. You can still put your fingers in the bullet holes.
Louisiana State Capitol
- Address:
- State Capitol Drive, Baton Rouge, LA
- Directions:
- Louisiana State Capitol. I-110 exit onto North St. West to 3rd St, then north to the towering Capitol building.
- Admission:
- Free.
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Where Huey Long Was Assassinated My children and I went last week... They are still talking about "the bullet hole and the guy with the glasses (Carl Weiss) that killed Huey P. Long."
[B, 10/08/2010]Huey Long's Assassination Bullet Holes
In the Louisiana state capitol building, if you walk around the elevators to the Governor's office door at the rear of the building, you can see the multiple bullet holes in the marble wall where Huey P. Long was shot. In 1935, as the Senator was walking to the Senate chamber, Dr. Carl Weiss stepped out from behind the pillar and shot him in the abdomen. Huey's body guards fired about 48 slugs into Dr. Weiss. Put your finger in a couple of bullet holes for some hands-on history!
[Frank Finucane, 08/06/2006]
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There's also an "X" on the floor to mark the spot where The Kingfish fell.