The epic story of Louisiana Governor and 
U.S. Senator Huey P. Long remains to be in the common knowledge of most Louisianians. If you're not from Louisiana, Huey P. was a larger-than-life politician who gained national attention as Louisiana's "Kingfish" during the Great Depression era. He was quite a character...very charismatic rallying the poor to support his fight against big corporations like Standard Oil; but also ultra political and bordered on a socialistic society with his Share Our Wealth plan. Check out this link HERE to read the story. That era of Louisiana can accredit much good to his leadership...paved road, new bridges, free text books to students, and a new capitol in Baton Rouge. 
When visiting the capitol, you can actually walk the path were Long was assassinated and view the bullet holes in the wall and column. I've seen this so many times. I must see it when I visit.
They've got a display that is actually hiding additional holes in the wall. Long was assassinated by Carl Weiss, a medical doctor. Theories say that it wasn't the bullet from Weiss but from stray bullets fired by Long's bodyguards. Long died a few days after the shooting.
There are many books and movies based from this real-life story. The most recent was "All The Kings Men" starring Sean Penn. This movie was loosely based on Huey. That movie was filmed in Louisiana while we lived there. Brandi was actually an extra in that movie. 
She also has spent much time at the capitol as a lobbyist. So you could say that Louisiana's capitol will always be a place of importance to our family and all of our home state.
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