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Shreveport's Confederate Monument will stay

Posted on 8/10/17 at 7:41 pm
Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
Member since Oct 2005
34513 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 7:41 pm
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Just voted on it.

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In a vote 5 to 4, the Caddo Parish Commission's Monument Advisory Committee did not adopt the recommendation to move the monument.


I think they need to go ahead and move it. Someone needs to buy some of the vacant land off downtown and put up a park.

I seriously can't see this being the end of the issue. Pro-monument folks need to get proactive and get ahead of the game if they want to keep it from being Landrieud.



This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 7:43 pm
Posted by lilsnappa
Red Stick
Member since Mar 2006
1797 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 8:02 pm to
I lived in Shreveport for 3 years and had no idea this existed.
Posted by White Bear
Yonnygo
Member since Jul 2014
14034 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 8:12 pm to
Y'all see the video of the lady taking a shite on the courthouse lawn???

In case you didn't, der it go. 710 KEEL courthouse pooper vid
Posted by Polar Pop
Member since Feb 2012
10752 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 8:13 pm to
Posted by TDFreak
Dodge Charger Aficionado
Member since Dec 2009
7404 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:29 pm to
That's one nice looking monument, little iron fence and all.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37157 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:44 pm to
Friend of mine is on that committee.

But they had an open transparent process with plenty of legitimate public involvement. Too bad Mitch didn't want the same.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:45 pm to
Is this the thread where everyone will bitch about this not going to a public vote?
This post was edited on 8/10/17 at 9:48 pm
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
Member since Aug 2014
15349 posts
Posted on 8/10/17 at 11:13 pm to
How is Shreveport gonna ever flourish as a good city now with the statue not being removed? Come on Shreveport take the statue down and be as good of a city as NOLA currently is
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
18809 posts
Posted on 8/11/17 at 12:19 am to
Solution: Leave the monument, move the courthouse. That courthouse is old and too small for current needs. Build a new one somewhere else.

Make the current site a park with all sorts of statues: Robert E Lee, Jesus, Santa, Edwin Edwards, MLK, Hazel Beard, Abe Lincoln, etc. The history loving statue worshippers can come picnic and revere their respective heroes,

The new courthouse should have no art or statues. People can't handle it,
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