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'''The Caddo Parish Confederate Monument''' is a large statue and pedestal in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], which was erected in the early 1900s to commemorate the Lost Cause of the [[Confederate States of America]] and to admonish [[south]]erners "Lest We Forget" of their ancestors who fought in the [[American Civil War]].

'''The Caddo Parish Confederate Monument''' is a large statue and pedestal in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], which was erected in the early 1900s to commemorate the Lost Cause of the [[Confederate States of America]] and to admonish [[south]]erners "Lest We Forget" of their ancestors who fought and died in the [[American Civil War]].

[[Image:Upper portion, Confederate Monument, Shreveport IMG 1350.JPG|325px|right|thumb|The upper portion of the Confederate Monument in [[Shreveport]]]]

[[Image:Upper portion, Confederate Monument, Shreveport IMG 1350.JPG|325px|right|thumb|The upper portion of the Confederate Monument in [[Shreveport]]]]

[[Image:Lower section, Confederate Monument, Shreveport IMG 1347.JPG|325px|right|thumb|Lower portion of the monument, which faces likely dismantlement later in 2018]]

[[Image:Lower section, Confederate Monument, Shreveport IMG 1347.JPG|325px|right|thumb|Lower portion of the monument, which faces likely dismantlement later in 2018]]

The monument is located downtown at 501 Texas Avenue at what is called Government Plaza, the meeting places of both municipal and parish governments. Though listed in 2014 on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13001124.htm|title=Caddo Parish Confederate Monument|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=March 30, 2018}}</ref> the monument is in imminent danger of being moved to an undisclosed site.  

The 30-foot tall marble-and-granite monument is located downtown at 501 Texas Avenue at what is called Government Plaza, the meeting places of both municipal and parish governments. Though listed in 2014 on the National Register of Historic Places,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13001124.htm|title=Caddo Parish Confederate Monument|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=March 30, 2018}}</ref> the monument is in imminent danger of being moved to an undisclosed site.  

Similarly, departing [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]] of [[New Orleans]] removed four major Confederate monuments from the Crescent City in 2017 and won the JFK "Profile in Courage Award" in 2018 presented by the family of [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landrieu targeted statues of [[Jefferson Davis]], who was first interred in New Orleans and then removed to [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]], and Generals [[Robert E. Lee]] and Pierre G. T. Beauregard, namesake of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. Landrieu also removed a monument dedicated to opponents of [[Reconstruction]]. Landrieu vacates the mayor’s office on May 7. He published a book, ''In the Shadow of the Statues'', which recounts his attack on Confederate heritage. He notes that he had difficulty finding a contractor to remove the statues because of the possibility of negative publicity.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/03/27/mitch-landrieu-mayor-of-new-orleans-is-awarded-kennedy-profile-in-courage-award/?utm_term=.36c47de0e42b|title=Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, is awarded the Kennedy Profile in Courage Award|date=March 27, 2018|author=Mike DeBonis|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> Landrieu has even been mentioned as a potential 2020 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee to oppose [[Donald Trump]].

Similarly, departing [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]] of [[New Orleans]] removed four major Confederate monuments from the Crescent City in 2017 and won the JFK "Profile in Courage Award" in 2018 presented by the family of [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landrieu targeted statues of [[Jefferson Davis]], who was first interred in New Orleans and then removed to [[Richmond]], [[Virginia]], and Generals [[Robert E. Lee]] and Pierre G. T. Beauregard, namesake of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. Landrieu also removed a monument dedicated to opponents of [[Reconstruction]]. Landrieu vacates the mayor’s office on May 7. He published a book, ''In the Shadow of the Statues'', which recounts his attack on Confederate heritage. He notes that he had difficulty finding a contractor to remove the statues because of the possibility of negative publicity.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/03/27/mitch-landrieu-mayor-of-new-orleans-is-awarded-kennedy-profile-in-courage-award/?utm_term=.36c47de0e42b|title=Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, is awarded the Kennedy Profile in Courage Award|date=March 27, 2018|author=Mike DeBonis|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref> Landrieu has even been mentioned as a potential 2020 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee to oppose [[Donald Trump]].

The United Daughters of the Confederacy then sought depositions from Steven Jackson, Lyndon Johnson, Matthew Linn, and Stormy Gage Watts, four of the seven liberal commissioners who voted for removal of the monument. Judge James quickly denied the request. He said that the reasons Jackson, Johnson, Linn, and Watts voted for removal are irrelevant to the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/udc-loses-latest-legal-fight-over-confederate-monument/|title=UDC Loses latest Legal Fight over Confederate Monument|publisher=KEEL (AM) [[radio]]|date=March 28, 2018|author=Erin McCarty|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

The United Daughters of the Confederacy then sought depositions from Steven Jackson, Lyndon Johnson, Matthew Linn, and Stormy Gage Watts, four of the seven liberal commissioners who voted for removal of the monument. Judge James quickly denied the request. He said that the reasons Jackson, Johnson, Linn, and Watts voted for removal are irrelevant to the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/udc-loses-latest-legal-fight-over-confederate-monument/|title=UDC Loses latest Legal Fight over Confederate Monument|publisher=KEEL (AM) [[radio]]|date=March 28, 2018|author=Erin McCarty|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

On May 14, 2018, Judge Robert James again denied a motion to reconsider his January decision against the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The UDC's Shreveport chapter sued after the Caddo Parish Commission voted to remove the monument. The organization sought a preliminary injunction to stall removal pending a trial. At this time, no trial date is pending. Caddo Parish has yet to announce specific plans to move the 30-foot-tall marble and granite structure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/05/15/judges-refusal-block-statue-removal-stands/614029002/|title=

On May 14, 2018, Judge James again denied a motion to reconsider his January decision against the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The UDC's Shreveport chapter sued after the Caddo Parish Commission voted to remove the monument. The organization sought a preliminary injunction to stall removal pending a trial. At this time, no trial date is pending. Caddo Parish has yet to announce specific plans to move the structure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/05/15/judges-refusal-block-statue-removal-stands/614029002/|title=Judge's refusal to block statue removal stands|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 15, 2018|accessdate=May 16, 2018}}</ref>

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