Shreveport United Daughters of the Confederacy seek restraining order against Caddo commission

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The local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy has filed a request for a temporary restraining order against Caddo Parish and the Commission.

The petition, filed Thursday, seeks to prevent the commission from using Article 493 of the Civil Code to claim ownership of the monument located outside the Caddo Parish Courthouse.

The UDC argues in the court document that Article 493, in its history, was used for the right to claim and remove oil well facilities that were left on properties as a result of unsuccessful oil and gas well.

“In over 100 years, the statute has never been used in Caddo Parish or elsewhere as a device to claim ownership of valuable personal property such as attempted here,” the document read, and referring to the confederate monument.

Read more: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/11/21/shreveport-united-daughters-confederacy-seek-restraining-order/4263283002/

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1. Oh boy... Those "forever confederate" women are a real case. This should be interesting.

Those who spent any time in the deep south growing up may remember their influence (or at least attempts to influence), sponsoring essay contests that were anything but voluntary for junior high school students. The "reward" for which, was attending a commemoration--usually in a church associated with a confederate cemetery.

I remember a funny episode of "Golden Girls" where Blanche was being lauded at a ceremony for those with long confederate ancestry. However, those researching her family to validate, become aware that she actually has Jewish ancestry among her family, which was a real "no-no" to the group, since presumedly that confirmed "YANKEE" ancestry. She rises above and calls out the hypocrisy and bigotry, but I have to say the message got through, even in a comedy. I loved that show.