State Library of Louisiana libraries across the state. The State Library of Louisiana opened on November 1, 1925 in Baton Rouge. From 1925 until 1932, the Library was located in the Old State Capitol, in what was then called the old Adjutant General's Office. With other governmental departments, the Library moved to the new capitol in 1932, to offices on the 18th floor. In 1940, the Library was moved to North 3rd Street in the building which had been vacated by the Hill Memorial Library after Louisiana State University removed to a new campus south of town in 1926. State Library of Louisiana The
Louisiana State Capitol of Memorial Hall, is a bronze plaque in diameter and weighing . The plaque depicts a relief map of Louisiana showing parish boundaries and seats, industries and exports, and the flora and fauna of Louisiana. Mounted on the balcony over the elevator banks are the flags of the entities that have held dominion over Louisiana. The chambers for the Louisiana House of Representatives and State Senate, along with Memorial Hall, make up the majority of the capitol's broad base. The 1975 television film "The Deadly Tower", depicting the shootings at the University of Texas at Austin in 1966 by Charles