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[[Image:Lower section, Confederate Monument, Shreveport IMG 1347.JPG|325px|right|thumb|Lower portion of the monument, which faces dismantlement in 2020]]

[[Image:Lower section, Confederate Monument, Shreveport IMG 1347.JPG|325px|right|thumb|Lower portion of the monument, which faces dismantlement in 2020]]

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 will be 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 will be moved to an undisclosed site, pending final court orders.  

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's two terms as mayor ended on May 7, 2018. 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 was even mentioned as a potential 2020 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee to oppose [[Donald Trump]], but the former mayor did not enter the race for his party's nomination.

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's two terms as mayor ended on May 7, 2018. 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 was even mentioned as a potential 2020 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee to oppose [[Donald Trump]], but the former mayor did not enter the race for his party's nomination.

In October 2019, the [[United States Supreme Court]] refused to hear the appeal filed by the defenders of the monument. The high court left intact the Fifth Circuit ruling. Presumably by its inaction, the court set a precedent that all Confederate monument location questions wrest with the local governing authorities, not the owners of the monuments or those defending Confederate heritage.<ref>Vickie Wellborn, "U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Confederate monument case," KTBS-TV ([[ABC]] in Shreveport), October 7, 2019.</ref>

In October 2019, the [[United States Supreme Court]] refused to hear the appeal filed by the defenders of the monument. The high court left intact the Fifth Circuit ruling. Presumably by its inaction, the court set a precedent that all Confederate monument location questions wrest with the local governing authorities, not the owners of the monuments or those defending Confederate heritage.<ref>Vickie Wellborn, "U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Confederate monument case," KTBS-TV ([[ABC]] in Shreveport), October 7, 2019.</ref>

The United Daughters of the Confederacy, meanwhile, await another federal court hearing on February 20, 2020. This time the UDC will argue that the removal of the statue is not covered by the law which allows the parish to dismantle oilfield equipment no longer in use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/12/24/upcoming-court-date-ongoing-confederate-monument-court-battle-reset/2734160001/|title=Upcoming court date in ongoing Confederate Monument court battle reset|author=Emily Enfinger|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}</ref>

The United Daughters of the Confederacy, meanwhile, awaits another federal court hearing on February 20, 2020. This time the UDC will argue that the removal of the statue is not covered by Article 493 of the civil code which authorizes the government of Caddo Parish to dismantle oilfield equipment no longer in use on vacant properties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/12/24/upcoming-court-date-ongoing-confederate-monument-court-battle-reset/2734160001/|title=Upcoming court date in ongoing Confederate Monument court battle reset|author=Emily Enfinger|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}</ref>

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