Lawsuit asking for injunction to stop removal of confederate monuments denied (LA)

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POSTED 4:56 AM, JANUARY 29, 2016
BY JEFF HAMBURGER

New Orleans, La. -(WGNO)- The President of the Monumental Task Committee was denied an injunction to stop the removal of confederate monuments in the city of New Orleans by a district court judge on Wednesday ...

http://wgno.com/2016/01/29/lawsuit-asking-for-injunction-to-stop-removal-of-confederate-monuments-denied-in-state-court/

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1. Move underway to bring NOLA's Confederate monuments to Beauvoir

Posted: Jan 28, 2016 3:52 PM EST
Updated: Jan 29, 2016 6:53 AM EST
By David Elliott

BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - After a fiery public debate and court battle, New Orleans is ready to move forward with removing four Confederate monuments from city property. Statues and monuments recognizing Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard, along with a statue of Jefferson Davis and a historical marker in memory of the Battle at Liberty Park will be taken down. The monuments would be put in a city owned warehouse until New Orleans decides what to do with them.

There is a movement on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to make a formal request to give the monuments a new life at Beauvoir in Biloxi. Greg Stewart, Executive Director of Beauvoir, and Gulfport City Councilman Ricky Dombrowski are working together on an idea to ask New Orleans officials to send the monuments to Beauvoir, the historic last home of Jefferson Davis ...

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/31083639/move-underway-to-bring-nolas-confederate-monuments-to-beauvoir