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Caddo Parish Confederate Monument (view source)
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Another Confederate monument located in Clinton in East Feliciana Parish near [[Baton Rouge]] was erected in 1909 and standing at least thirty feet in height. This monument has come under challenge from an African-American suspect, Ronnie Anderson, who seeks a change of venue for his trial on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The request for another location for his trial is based on the belief that the monument "displayed prominently in front of the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse sends a message to African Americans of intimidation and oppression, communicating that justice may not be fair and impartial at a courthouse that was nostalgic and sentimental over the institution of slavery that the Confederacy fought for in the American Civil War."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wafb.com/story/38664611/man-seeks-change-of-venue-due-to-confederate-monument-outside-courthouse|title=Man seeks change of venue due to Confederate monument outside courthouse|publisher=WAFB.com|date=July 17, 2018|author=Cheryl Mercedes and Scottie Hunter|accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</ref>
Another Confederate monument located in Clinton in East Feliciana Parish near [[Baton Rouge]] was erected in 1909 and standing at least thirty feet in height. This monument has come under challenge from an African-American suspect, Ronnie Anderson, who seeks a change of venue for his trial on possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The request for another location for his trial is based on the belief that the monument "displayed prominently in front of the East Feliciana Parish Courthouse sends a message to African Americans of intimidation and oppression, communicating that justice may not be fair and impartial at a courthouse that was nostalgic and sentimental over the institution of slavery that the Confederacy fought for in the American Civil War."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wafb.com/story/38664611/man-seeks-change-of-venue-due-to-confederate-monument-outside-courthouse|title=Man seeks change of venue due to Confederate monument outside courthouse|publisher=WAFB.com|date=July 17, 2018|author=Cheryl Mercedes and Scottie Hunter|accessdate=August 10, 2018}}</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>
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