10 pm statue removal gen mouton

gen mouton statue

At ten tonight... 3 moving the general mouton statue from its downtown lafayette location is what mayor-president josh guillory is working on....news 1's leigha mcneil is live in downtown lafayette with the latest details ...leigha breon, candace... a powerful, yet, controversial statement by mayor president josh guillory stating his stance on the removal of the general mouton statue behind me..... for weeks, w've seen many protestors calling for i's removal - saying mouto's legacy, as a slave owner, and part in the confederacy is more than enough reason why the statue should be removed... others in support say i's part of history and must remain.

In guillor's statement, he says, although h's calling for the statues removal... he does not want to see it vandalized.

"you know we had said this five years ago that we wanted to see the statue moved to a place possibly a museum where he can be historicized so i hope that will happen we have no intention to destroy the statue but we do not want for public taxpayers to pay for a controversial symbol that represents white supremacy.

"what yo're seeing now on your screen is the acadiana black pride flag created by kori stewart he was out here earlier this evening waving his creation in front of the statue that he says does not represent who we are in acadiana todayguillory says h's working with the catholic diocese and the united daughters of the confederacy as well as other organizations to safely remove and preserve the statue in lafayette leigha mcneil news15 3