General Alfred Mouton Statue in Downtown Lafayette Damaged
The statue of Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton, which stands in downtown Lafayette, has been damaged.
A portion of the nose on the statue is missing while there s also damage to another part of the face.
The Lafayette Police Department is looking into the incident.
Like many confederate statues across the South, there have been many proponents of having the Gen. Mouton statue removed.
Leading that front in Acadiana is a group called Move the Mindset. Fred Prejean, president of the group, says he wants the statue to go into a museum for educational purposes.