THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Louisiana's Old State Capitol is associated with reports of footsteps, voices and apparitions in the historic Gothic Revival building.
Louisiana's Old State Capitol is a nineteenth-century Gothic Revival landmark overlooking the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. Staff, visitors and paranormal investigators have reported unexplained footsteps, voices and apparitions within the historic building. One of the best-known traditions is associated with former governor and congressman Pierre Couvillon, who died inside the building in 1852.