> Heh. It surprises me not a jot that the taller capitol is in a state > bordering on Texas. The current Louisiana State Capitol was built in the 1930's under the leadership of the legendary Huey P. Long - who was later shot to death in the very same building (think he was a US Senator by then). You can still see bullet holes in the wall, but I think they're from the police gunning down the assassin - not sure about that. The old one was pretty interesting looking: <http://www.sec.state.la.us/museums/osc/osc/osc-index.htm> <http://www.theadvocate.com/news/story.asp?storyid=11912> > The State Capitol here compares favorably only to weathered goose > droppings: > > http://www.odot.state.or.us/eshtm/cap.htm That Oregon one looks like a mausoleum at first glance. matt