David Vitter, Scott Angelle want to keep Confederate monuments in New Orleans
By Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com
on September 21, 2015 at 4:08 PM
updated September 21, 2015 at 4:33 PM
Two of the four major Louisiana gubernatorial candidates say they would back a law to block the removal of Confederate monuments from New Orleans if elected, though questions have been raised about whether the state would have control over such an issue.
U.S. Sen. David Vitter and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, both Republicans, said they would support legislation aimed at keeping the monuments in place, regardless of what Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the New Orleans City Council say ...
Some questions have been raised about whether the state could stop the city from taking down the markers. Gov. Bobby Jindal has already looked for a way to stop the removal and came up empty-handed.
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, another Republican gubernatorial candidate, said he doesn't support the monuments' removal, but he doesn't believe state government has the legal authority to stop it. Three of the four monuments are on city property, and not under the state control. It's unlikely new legislation would make a difference, he said ...
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