Out of the Shadows and Out of 'Storage'?
Louisiana could put removed Confederate monuments on display at state parks
Louisiana could put removed Confederate monuments on display at state parks
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(Julie O’Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator) - Louisiana might move Confederate monuments that have been taken down by local governments to state parks.
State lawmakers are considering a proposed law that would transfer any “historical statue or monument” owned by a government and removed from a public display on or after Aug. 1, 2006, to the Office of State Parks.
The Office of State Parks, run by the lieutenant governor, would be required to relocate the monument to a place that could be accessed by the public, according to House BIll 1215. Its new location could not be in the same parish where the monument originally stood.
Under the bill, the state park system would also be required to provide signs for each monument at its new location that present “accurate historical context.” This would include the circumstances under which the monument was both erected and removed.
The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Mike Bayham, R-Chalmette, passed the Louisiana House of Representatives on a 78-14 vote last week. The Louisiana Senate must also approve the proposal for it to become law.
The bill addresses monuments and statue removal more generally and doesn’t reference…
HELL YEAH ITS ABOUT TIME FOR THIS AND SO PROUD THAT WE ARE STARTING TO PUT OUR HEROES BACK WHERE THEY BELONG ✝️‼️