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

Site of the Weiss House

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 11, 2015

1. Site of the Weiss House Marker

Inscription. On September 8, 1935, Dr. Carl Austin Weiss was living here with his family in a small frame cottage. About 9:30 that evening, U.S.Senator Huey P. Long was shot in the corridor just off the house chamber of the State Capitol. Weiss, the alleged assassin, was instantly gunned down by Long's bodyguards. Long died two days later at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, then located across the lake from the Capitol. The Weiss home was removed in 1970 for the construction of the Department of Insurance Building.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1935.

Location. 30° 27.346′ N, 91° 11.121′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It is on Lakeland Drive west of North 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 530 Lakeland Dr, Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 marker: Arsenal Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spanish Town (about 400 feet away); Louisiana Gold Star Families Memorial (about 500 feet away); Old Arsenal (about 600 feet away); Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land

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(about 600 feet away); Site of the Shiloh Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); Site of the Shilow Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); LSU Former Campus (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 11, 2015

2. Site of the Weiss House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,133 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.