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Beauregard monument is removed from pedestal outside City Park
this is a discussion within the NOLA Community Forum; The peripheral block party scene at Confederate-era monument removals and demonstrations has become a nearly-weekly ritual. During the seven-hour stretch from when removal crews arrived and when a statue of Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard was lifted from its pedestal outside ...
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Beauregard monument is removed from pedestal outside City Park
 The peripheral block party scene at Confederate-era monument removals and demonstrations has become a nearly-weekly ritual. During the seven-hour stretch from when removal crews arrived and when a statue of Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard was lifted from its pedestal outside City Park, people kayaked on Bayou St. John to get a closer look, pulled up beach chairs along the water, popped Champagne, brought beer and coolers, and then a brass band showed up. The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) separated the crowd with a series of*barricades at Moss Street and Esplanade Avenue facing Beauregard.? |
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