Old Governor's Mansion I don't think I have even visited the capitol building of California, much less the Governor's mansion. However, Louisiana's political history is so interesting that we just had to check out these buildings. This mansion was built in 1930 by Huey Long. He was elected governor, and then complained that the old(er) governor's mansion was too old and outdated. He asked for money from the legislature to make improvements to the house or build a new one, but the legislature said no. So he waited until they had a recess, got prison inmates to knock down the old mansion, and then said he needed money to build a new mansion because he didn't have a place to live! The legislature tried and failed to impeach him, and the mansion was built. He fashioned it to look like the White House because he was convinced that he would live there in Washington D.C. someday. Grand entrance! When I tried to open the front doors, they were locked. I ...
Precious pictures! Such a beautiful family! He's growing up so fast.
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