page_title: Louisiana
section_title: Law and government
hierarchical_section_title: Louisiana / Law and government
caption_attribution_description: This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 78001421 English: Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Español: El Capitolio del estado de Luisiana en Baton Rouge fue construido en 1930. Con una altura de 137 metros es el capitolio estatal más alto de los Estados Unidos. Italiano: Il Campidoglio della Louisiana (o Louisiana State Capitol) a Baton Rouge. Costruito nel 1930, con un'altezza di 137 m è il più alto Campidoglio degli Stati Uniti d'America. Polski: Kapitol Stanu Luizjana w&#160;Baton Rouge. Zbudowany w&#160;1930 roku budynek ma 137&#160;m wysokości i&#160;jest najwyższym budynkiem kapitolu stanowego w&#160;Stanach Zjednoczonych. Čeština: Budova Kapitol státu Louisiana (sídlo kongresu) v Baton Rouge byla postavena v roce 1930 a s výškou 137 je nejvyšším Kapitolem v USA. Magyar: Louisiana állam Capitoliuma (Baton Rouge, USA) 한국어: 미국 루이지애나 주 배턴루지의 루이지애나 주 국회의사당. 1930년에 세워진 137m 의 이 건물은 미국에서 가장 높은 주 국회의사당이다. Македонски: Луизијанскиот капитол во Батон Руж, изграден во 1930 г. Nederlands: Het in 1930 gebouwde capitool van de staat Louisiana in Baton Rouge is met 137 meter het hoogste capitool in de Verenigde Staten Português: Edifício sede do governo do estado da Luisiana, Baton Rouge, Estados Unidos.
context_page_description: Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 19th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
  Much of the state's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast areas of coastal marsh and swamp. These contain a rich southern biota; typical examples include birds such as ibis and egrets. There are also many species of tree frogs, and fish such as sturgeon and paddlefish. In more elevated areas, fire is a natural process in the landscape and has produced extensive areas of longleaf pine forest and wet savannas. These support an exceptionally large number of plant species, including many species of terrestrial orchids and carnivorous plants.
context_section_description: In 1849, the state moved the capital from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. Donaldsonville, Opelousas, and Shreveport have briefly served as the seat of Louisiana state government. The Louisiana State Capitol and the Louisiana Governor's Mansion are both located in Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Supreme Court, however, did not move to Baton Rouge but remains headquartered in New Orleans.
  The current Louisiana governor is Democrat John Bel Edwards. The current United States senators are Republicans John Neely Kennedy and Bill Cassidy. Louisiana has six congressional districts and is represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by five Republicans and one Democrat. Louisiana had eight votes in the Electoral College for the 2012 election. It lost one House seat due to stagnant population growth in the 2010 Census.
caption: The Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, the tallest state capitol building in the United States
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