After years of disrepair and an eventual renovation, the Huey P. Long Field House is open again. Do the renovations stay true to the original? Or are the changes beyond recognizable? Decide for yourself with these comparison images.
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A photo of the Huey P. Long Field House from Oct. 2023 sits along with a similar photo from the 1930s.
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A postcard with a photo taken by Francis Pullen of the Huey P. Long Field House swimming pool from the 1940s sits along with a current image of the Field House pool from Sept. 2023 in Baton Rouge, La.
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A photo of the arches of Huey P. Long Field House from Oct. 2023 sits alongside a photo of them from the 1940s.
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A photo of a swimmer doing laps in the Huey P. Long Field House pool from the 1980s sits along with a current image of the filled in swimming pool from Sept. 2023 in Baton Rouge, La.
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A photo from the Field House entrance from Oct. 2023 sits alongside a photo of former landscaping in front of the Huey P. Long Field House from the 1920s.
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A current image of the Field House pool from Sept. 2023 sits along side a photo of sunbathers at the Huey P. Long Field House from the 1980s.
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A photo from the filled in pool from Oct. 2023 sits along a photo of the former pool with swimmers in the Huey P. Long Field House from the 1940s.
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The photo of swimmers from the 1930s sits along with a photo of the filled pool from Oct. 2023 in the Huey P. Long Field House.
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A photo of canons sitting in front of the Huey P. Long Field House from the 1940s sits along with a current image of the Field House from Sept. 2023 in Baton Rouge, La.
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Historic images courtesy of the Louisiana Digital Library and the Reveille archives
