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Confederate statue removed from city hall in Louisiana after 99 years
Statue of Gen Alfred Mouton removed after United Daughters of the Confederacy signed a settlement
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Statue of Gen Alfred Mouton removed after United Daughters of the Confederacy signed a settlement
Spectators cheered Saturday as a stone statue of a Confederate general was hoisted by a crane and removed from a pedestal where it stood for 99 years in front of a city hall in south Louisiana.
The removal came a day after United Daughters of the Confederacy signed a settlement agreeing to move the statue of Gen Alfred Mouton or let the city do so. A trial had been scheduled for 26 July.
“The Confederacy has surrendered,” attorney Jerome Moroux told the Advocate. Moroux represented the city and 16 city residents who wanted the statue gone.
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Save your Confederate money, boys, the South will rise again!