time capsule release - Louisiana State Senate...
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FORIMMEDIATERELEASEDATE: 1.10.20CONTACT: SENATECOMMUNICATIONOFFICEPHONE: 225.342.6270
1931TIMECAPSULEEXTRACTEDFROMLOUISIANASTATECAPITOLBUILDING
BOXCONTAININGRELICSFROMHUEYLONGERATOREMAINSEALED
In1931,GovernorHueyP.LongandarchitectLeonWeiss,leftfuturegenerationsaglimpseintothepastinthewallsoftheLouisianaStateCapitolbuilding.Today,abitofthathistorywasuncovered.
Acopperbox,concealedbehind
thecornerstoneatthenorthwestcornerof the Louisiana State Capitol Building,wasdiscoveredduringresearch for therehabilitation of this National HistoricLandmark. According to the building’scurrent architects, completion ofconstructionwouldmakeaccessingthecapsuleatalaterdateimpossible.Senateofficialsmadethedecisiontoextractthebox and leave it sealed until anappropriatedatetoopenitisidentified.
“This time capsule is another
reminderofthisbuilding’srich,interestinghistory,”saidSenatePresidentJohnA.Alario,Jr.“IamhonoredtobepartofitsdiscoveryandIlookforwardtowhatitscontentswillreveal.”
Thetimecapsulewillbeanalyzedandaplanisinprogressforwhereandhowtheboxwill
bedisplayed.
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