LAWSUIT FILED TO HALT REMOVAL OF MONUMENTS
12/17/2015-- 7:57 PM CDT
Today four organizations with a demonstrated commitment to protecting and preserving the integrity of the historic landscape of New Orleans filed suit in federal court in New Orleans to halt efforts by the City to remove four historic monuments, each of which has stood for more than a century.The claims asserted by Louisiana Landmarks Society, Foundation for Historical Louisiana, Monumental Task Committee and Beauregard Camp No. 130 challenge virtually every one of the City’s actions, from its failure to comply with federal laws protecting sites on the National Register of Historic Places, to the flawed procedure in which the City Council ignored the requirements of City Code § 146-611 and the City’s own protocol for receipt of donations. The specific allegations are included in a twelve count, fifty-one page Complaint; Civil Action number 15-06905.
posted by Chad E. Rogers