Old Louisiana State Capitol the old capitol building. The term "Old State Capitol" in Louisiana is used to refer to the building and not to the two towns that were formerly the capital city: New Orleans and Donaldsonville. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1973, and was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 30, 1974. In 1846, the state legislature in New Orleans decided to move the seat of government to Baton Rouge. As in many states, representatives from other parts of Louisiana feared a concentration of power in the state's largest city. In 1840,
Louisiana State University at Eunice Louisiana State University at Eunice Louisiana State University Eunice (LSU Eunice or LSUE) is a junior college in Eunice, Louisiana. It is the only junior college associated with the Louisiana State University System. It enrolls over 3,000 full and part-time students and has the highest transfer rates among all two-year institutions in Louisiana. LSU Eunice was founded in 1964 by the Louisiana State Legislature to provide basic higher education opportunities to students located in southwest Louisiana. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of LSU Eunice and Louisiana State University Shreveport in 1965. State Representative Allen C. Gremillion of