Lake Charles City Council resolution would possibly remove South's Defenders monument

Lake Charles American Press ^ | Wednesday, July 08, 2015 11:38 AM | Justin Phillips

[justlittleoleme]

At the end of Tuesday’s City Council meeting, councilwoman Mary Morris added a resolution to the agenda focused on the South’s Defenders monument in front of the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse.

Morris’ addition was a resolution asking the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury to remove the monument from the courthouse lawn and remove any other Confederate symbol from display on public property.

Morris said the resolution came at the request of constituents in her district. Since the mass shooting inside a black church in downtown Charleston, S.C., on June 17, Morris said, a national debate has begun about the Confederate symbols.

“The slaying a few weeks ago of nine people in the historic Charleston, S.C., church has sparked a national debate about whether or not the Confederate battle flag and other Confederate symbols are to be displayed on public property,” she said.

“Currently in the city of Lake Charles in the downtown area directly across from the city-owned 1911 Historic City Hall, standing on parish-owned property is the South’s Defenders memorial monument on the front lawn of the old Calcasieu Parish Courthouse memorializing Confederate soldiers.”

Morris said her resolution to remove the monument was “simple.” She said the flag “is a part of history, and it should be in a museum.”

The council will vote on the resolution at its July 15 meeting.

[justlittleoleme]

Lake Charles, Louisiana

[justlittleoleme]

Here is the contact # for ALL members of Lake Charles City Council:
PLEASE CALL AND TELL THEM TO NOT REMOVE THE SOUTHERN DEFENDER STATUE!!!!

District A Mary Morris 337-436-5172
District B Luvertha W. August 337-439-5135
District C Rodney Geyen 337-433-4018
District D John Ieyoub 337-905-1962
District E Stuart Weatherford 337-474-6465 (cell # 337-540-9035)
District F Dana Carl Jackson 337-478-3633
District G Mark Eckard 337-474-3976

[Cowgirl of Justice]

My birthplace.

As long as we are erasing and rewriting history, why don’t we pretend slavery never happened.

[Norm Lenhart]

If people insist on electing liberals they can either shut up or change their voting habits. It’s not rocket science.

[WayneS]

Your real name isn’t Bessie is it?

[NormsRevenge]

Only one question. Is Mary Morris black?

Just a hunch..

[NormsRevenge]

http://www.cityoflakecharles.com/department/division.php?structureid=40

Mary Morris.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Why yes, it is.

a drunkard ‘ s dream if you ever did see one!

[justlittleoleme]

A little under a month ago......

Residents honor Confederate memorial, despite rain

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Lake Area residents gathered Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the South's defender memorial at the Calcasieu Courthouse.

Despite the rain people like Archie Toombs said he wouldn't miss it.

"It means a lot to me," Toombs said.

Period costumes, a three gun salute and the playing of taps were all part of the program to honor those who lost their lives during the Civil War.

"The main reason we're here is to honor our ancestors the people that fought for a cause that was just and right in their opinion." Toombs said. "They did everything they could to preserve the way of life that they had......(excerpted) see link for the rest

[stockpirate]

“A nation that does not honor it’s warriors will be defeated by one that does.”

[rhubarbk]

Rewrite the history books . . . nothing ever happened, we just got here by divine intervention.

[rhubarbk]

There’s some cream in that coffee.

[Rashputin]

Bottom line :

Those Confederate bastards dared to challenge the power of the Federal government and everything that brings them to mind has to be destroyed.

Look for the next democrat/media agenda item to be making fun of a Southern accent.

JMHo

[mosesdapoet]

Pass this on if you know a city councilman who knows how to make noise.
WHY THE REGIME PICKED ON THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG and AND NOT ROOF’S MANIFESTO

Because it was under threat of questioning and possible impeachment proceedings by its so called political opposition the regime needed to defer or stop any movement toward this. It was necessary to use a political device usually atrributed to Saul Alinsky but used by the nazi and commie’s like Stalin with the “Kulacks” through racial division. It created persons engaged in felonious assults on authority who were black youths into; “Victims of an evil society” (thus approving their actions) out of whole cloth.

The regime began with the Zimmerman case which resulted in a series of assults by black youths on completely innocent whites,”hispanics”, and asians who were either targeted or wandered near or through black gang infested areas. The perpetators excuse; The reported “cold blood killing of Treyvon Martin because he was black”

It led to a score or more deaths and serious injuries which were treated as local news ignored and forgotten. And it was met with silence while this was happening. Neither the locqatious POTUS or his political opposition uttered as much as a “Now!,Now! or a “tsk!,tsk!”.

Those killings were referenced by the Charleston Church massacre perpetrator in his crazed manifesto.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3302529/posts

Naturally when it was discovered that mention of those score of murders were used in this nut cases’s “manifesto” the reaction was....

“Well we can’t let that out. Oh ! His face book has him holding a Confederate battle flag, (Which to many is simply an ensign of protest and rebellion), that must be his excuse “The Confederates made him do this horrible act ! Let’s get them !” Well they’re doing a good job of perverting what that battle flag’s used for,at the same time ignoring the regimes complicity in engendering those previous racial incidents.

[onona]

Are these real Southerners holding office down there?

Just wondering

[Bryanw92]

>>a national debate has begun about the Confederate symbols.

I haven’t heard a debate yet. Just a gang of power-hungry Progs with the army of plantation LIVs dictating terms.

[manc]

calling all of them and I encourage everyone to do this.

The article states that the voters wanted it removed, what all 3 of them?

[JimRed]

I’m thoroughly DamnYankee and I object to efforts to remove a monument honoring those who fought for what they thought was right.

[manc]

Just called them all and sent her an e-mail, not that I expect a reply for these gutless cowards.

[manc]

My wife is the same .

These idiots have no idea about history or how people really feel. This is all about look at me and selective outrage.