New Orleans' Lee Circle, which has a prominent statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. WWL-TV Landrieu drew blistering criticism from monument supporters and even some political allies.
The statue of Robert E. Lee is separated from its column Friday, May 19, 2017. It was the final of four post-Civil War monuments in New Orleans that Mayor Mitch Landrieu removed. (Photo by

New Orleans has begun removing statues that the city's mayor said were erected to honor the "lost cause of the Confederacy." The first to go early Monday morning was the Battle of Liberty

One of the statues removed was of Gen. P.G.T Beauregard, who ordered the first shots fired in the Civil War, another was a bronze figure of Confederate hero Gen. Robert E. Lee that stood for
Removal of Robert E. Lee monument on May 19, 2017. About two weeks later, the statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Parkway and Canal Street was taken down in the pre-sunset hours of May 11th.
The Latest: Last Confederate monument removed in New Orleans ___. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has declared that the Confederacy was "on the wrong side of humanity" as he ___. Workers backed by a crane have tied ropes around a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which has perched rUr3.
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