While State Capitol visitors are usually able to climb up, jog on and take photos along the iconic entrance steps, for several months now they’ve been greeted by a row of metal barricades and “keep out” signs.
Steel barricades were placed on the steps about 60 feet from the Capitol’s main entrance in January 2016 after the inauguration of Gov. John Bel Edwards.
They were put up to keep visitors safe from bits of falling limestone, Facility Planning and Control Assistant Director Billy Wilson says.