The Caddo Parish Commission has voted seven to five to remove a Confederate monument that has stood in front of the courthouse for 111 years. Commissioner Louis Johnson voted in favor of removal. Johnson says he cast his vote based on his constituent’s feelings…
Cut 6 (12) “to represent.”
A motion was made to put the issue up for a public vote, but that recommendation was voted down. Gulf Coast Patriot Network’s Rex Dukes is upset the public is not being allowed to make the decision on keeping or removing the statue.
The lawsuit was filed by the Shreveport Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which owns the monument and they claim the statue is on private property.
Search crews have found the body of a missing oil platform worker following an explosion Sunday on Lake Pontchartrain. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says Timothy Morrison’s body was on the shoreline about three miles west of the Jefferson-St. Charles Parish line. Crews are still investigating the exact cause of the explosion. Crews had been searching for the 44-year-old from Katy, Texas since the Sunday explosion.
A Prairieville man has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of one man and critically injuring another on Wednesday in Ascension Parish. Chief Deputy Bobby Webre says detectives arrested 46-year-old David Foreman Jr. last night.
Foreman faces multiple charges including first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Webre says Foreman may face more charges and they are still activing investigating.