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Confederate monument removed from city hall in Louisiana after 99 years
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The statue of Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton is removed from the front of City Hall in Lafayette, La., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The statue had stood in front of the city hall for 99 years. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
LAFAYETTE, La. 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 Advertiser posted video of the work that happened 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 July 26.
Confederate monument removed from city hall in Louisiana
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1of15The statue of Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton is removed on Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Lafayette, La. The statue was moved from the front of city hall where it has stood for 99 years. (Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP)Scott Clause /APShow MoreShow Less
2of15Attorney Jerome Mooroux with Fred and Ola Prejean react as the statue of Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton is removed on Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Lafayette, La. The statue was moved from the front of city hall where it has stood for 99 years. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)Scott Clause/APShow MoreShow Less