A new visitor attraction has opened to the public at the historic Louisiana State Capitol in the US.

Designed by BRC Imagination Arts, the US$6.6m (€5.1m, £4,4m) addition includes exhibition galleries, restored public spaces, and a 12-minute interactive theatre experience featuring a Pepper's ghost presentation.

There is also a The Legacy of Huey Long exhibition, a series of galleries that offer guests an insight into the controversial political legacy of the famed politician.

Bob Rogers, founder and chief creative officer of BRC, said: ""The new visitor experience celebrates the unbreakable spirit of the Louisiana people, who time and time again have overcome adversity to be reborn with renewed strength and joie de vivre."

The historic Old State Capitol first welcomed lawmakers in 1850 and was burned during the Civil War.

It was abandoned again in 1932 when the legislature moved to the new state capitol building. In 1991, after decades of neglect, a group of concerned citizens stepped forward and began a massive reconstruction project to restore the building.