Downtown in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

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Huey Long Grave

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 17, 2005

1. Huey Long Grave Marker

Inscription. Public service commissioner, then governor, finally U.S. senator, Huey Pierce Long went from obscure upstate lawyer to flamboyant national figure. Along the way, he built a political dynasty—as well as roads, bridges, hospitals and schools. Proclaiming "Every Man a King," he'd begun hinting at his candidacy for president just a month before his assassination, in 1935, at age 42. (Marker Number 8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 30° 27.337′ N, 91° 11.258′ W. Marker was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It was in Downtown. It could be reached from State Capitol Drive west of North 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. Locate at the base of the Huey Long Monument in the center of State Capitol Park. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Ole War Skule (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle Of Baton Rouge, 1862 (within shouting distance of this marker); Baton Rouge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Zachary Taylor (about 400 feet away); Capitol Building (about 400 feet away); Pentagon Buildings (about 400 feet away); LSU Former Campus (about 400 feet away); Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Marker is number 8 of 10 of a series of walking tour markers on the Louisiana State Capitol grounds.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 5, 2017

2. Huey Long Grave Marker

The missing marker was previously at this empty marker holder.

Huey Long Grave image. Click for full size.

June 17, 2005

3. Huey Long Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,216 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on August 20, 2015. Photos: 1. submitted on July 18, 2015. 2. submitted on August 7, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 18, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.