Old state capitol

The Louisiana state capitol is in Baton Rouge. This is a view of the "old" Louisiana state capitol and its  spectacular central stairway. As you can see it is an almost unbelievable riot of color and decoration. Really something to behold.

And this is the "new" state capitol... which is nearly 100 years old, so not really all that new is it? Its claim to  fame is that the building is the tallest of the 50 state capitol buildings. It is currently being renovated, so the scaffolding, and the porta potties. 

The table up there

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Parking garage

The most famous (arguably) section of New Orleans is the French Quarter.  There are a number of parking garages, similar to this one, that may have started out life as an industrial or warehouse structure, that has been repurposed as a parking ramp garage. Or perhaps the buildings were intentionally designed, and even "aged" to look the part of the historic district. At any rate I found them to be much more at home here than if the ramps were new and more conventional in design.

Down the street

 Looking down Chartres Street toward the St. Louis Cathedral.

The more common view of the cathedral and Jackson Square.

Royal Street

Chartres Street

Walking around the French Quarter in New Orleans presents lots of photo opportunities, especially when the sun is shining and the weather is nice.

City Hall