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• Protesters demand for removal of Confederate statue in Port Allen Play Video

  June 28, 2020 10:02 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Dozens of residents and some elected officials marched to the West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse on Sunday, demanding that the statue of a former Governor of Louisiana and slave owner be removed. "I don't see no Jews celebrating no Hitler. I don't want this nowhere. Not... more »

• Discussion on removal of East Feliciana Confederate statue delayed to allow for public input Play Video

  June 15, 2020 9:31 PM

  CLINTON - Officials delayed a discussion set for Monday night on the removal of a Confederate statue to allow for more public input in a larger venue. The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury planned to discuss whether to remove or relocate the 111-year-old Confederate statue outside of the Clinton... more »

• Confederate statue in East Feliciana Parish could be taken down Play Video

  June 14, 2020 9:23 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - Action could be taken as soon as Monday, to possibly remove the confederate statue at the courthouse in East Feliciana Parish. Right next door in West Feliciana a discussion about the confederate statue in that parish hasn't even been brought up. "If people seem... more »

• Report: Removed Confederate monuments found in maintenance yard

  May 17, 2017 4:30 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Two Confederate monuments removed from their locations in New Orleans were discovered in a maintenance yard next to piles of trash Wednesday afternoon, WWL-TV reports . Tweeted photos from WWL-TV reporter Lauren Bale, showed the concrete base of the Jefferson Davis monument as well as the... more »

• Report: Ownership claims could halt Beauregard Monument removal

  May 15, 2017 5:22 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The statue of P.G.T. Beauregard will remain as is for the time being. According to a letter from New Orleans City Attorney Rebecca H. Dietz, The New Orleans City Park Improvement Association has asserted legal rights in the property on which the monument is situated. ... more »

• Pro-monument group plans midnight vigil at Jefferson Davis statue

  April 23, 2017 9:35 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A group that sued the city of New Orleans over the removal of its Confederate monuments plans to hold a vigil Monday morning as City Hall continues with plans to remove them. According to a report from WWL-TV , he Monumental Task Committee said the vigil... more »

• One bidder proposes to remove Confederate monuments

  April 4, 2017 6:38 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A lone contractor submitted a proposal to take down three Confederate monuments in New Orleans Tuesday. According to a report from WWL, Cuzan Services Limited submitted a $600,000 bid to remove the monuments of Robert E. Lee, P.G.T. Beauregard and Jefferson Davis. However, the city says... more »

• Woman arrested for stealing Confederate flag from home

  July 5, 2016 5:27 PM

  HARAHAN – A woman is in jail after police said she stole a Confederate flag in front of a home. According to authorities, 18-year-old Madelyn Christina was caught on surveillance video in front of a home where the flag went missing. When contacted by police, Christina told officers... more »

• Board votes to remove Mississippi state flag from Adams County buildings

  April 5, 2016 10:21 AM

  NATCHEZ - On Monday, the Adams County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to remove the Mississippi state flag from display at all county buildings. The vote came a day after residents gathered for the One Flag for All rally, calling for the removal of the Confederate battle emblem from the... more »

• Professor argues Andrew Jackson statue should be removed from Jackson Square

  March 31, 2016 8:37 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A Tulane University professor told the New Orleans Governmental Affairs Committee he believes the statue of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square should be added to the list of monuments up for removal, WWL-TV reports . "Well he owned more than 300 slaves in his life," Dr. Richard... 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 »

• Name of civil rights activist spray-painted onto Confederate statue

  January 1, 2016 1:26 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Graffiti was sprayed on the memorial to former Confederate President Jefferson Davis overnight in New Orleans. The words "Angela Davis" were sprayed on the base of the statue some time overnight on New Year's Eve, according to WWL-TV . Davis is a civil rights activist who... more »

• December 17, 2015 Morning News Pop Play Video

  December 17, 2015 8:06 AM

  Here are today's top stories: New Orleans considers removing Confederate monuments Governor-elect Edwards pieces together more of his cabinet Star Wars fans warned to leave some costume pieces at home May the chill be with us Updates all day, every day: FACEBOOK | TWITTER more »

• Facebook group seeks to rename Lee Circle in memory of Allen Toussaint

  November 13, 2015 8:37 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- The city of New Orleans is still mourning the loss of music legend Allen Toussaint, but a social media campaign is trying to keep a piece of him in the city. The movement on Facebook aims to rename Lee Cirle in honor of the jazz great. Muscian Glen... more »