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New advisory committee will evaluate if street names tied to Confederacy should be changed Play Video
May 12, 2021 8:58 PM
BATON ROUGE - A new group created by the East Baton Rouge Metro Council will spend a year studying Confederate street names, and evaluate whether they should be changed. The EBR Metro Council approved the measure in a unanimous vote Wednesday, after pushing it back two weeks ago due... more » -
Civil War artifact unearthed at school across from historic Baton Rouge battle area
February 22, 2018 4:01 PM
BATON ROUGE – A Civil War bullet was found buried in the ball park at Sacred Heart of Jesus Thursday. The church parish posted a picture of the artifact on Facebook. “You never know what you might find,” the post read, and reported the bullet was a Minié... more » -
Federal judge refuses to stop monument removal
January 26, 2016 4:39 PM
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge declined to issue an injunction Tuesday which would have stopped work to remove several New Orleans monuments to Confederate figures. WWL-TV says U. S. District Judge Carl Barbier refused to halt work to remove statues of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, P. G.... more »