Confederate monument stands fast

A detail from the Confederate monument on the St. Landry Parish Courthouse grounds. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
By Harlan Kirgan Editor Despite the St. Landry Parish Council voting 9-3 in April to move a monument to Confederate soldiers off the Courthouse grounds, the 102-year-old structure remains in place. “You told the parish president to do it,” said Opelousas resident Don Leger about moving the monument. “We’ve had so many excuses about why the thing can’t be moved. It is not rocket science,” Leger…

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