The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has not yet announced when it will have The South's Defenders Monument restored, which will include the repair of the flagbearer statue and to the top of the column knocked off by Hurricane Laura.
The people of Calcasieu Parish last summer overwhelmingly showed support for the monument and the police jury overwhelmingly voted to not remove the monument under pressure from a small but vocal anti-monument group.
If you haven't already done so, please contact your police juror and encourage him to support having the monument repaired and restored. You can find your police jurors contact information on their web site, www.calcasieuparish.gov.
Elsewhere, the Northampton County, Virginia Board of supervisor took no action recently to remove their Confederate soldier monument.
The U.S. Congress is still considering legislation that would change the names of all military bases named in honor of Confederate generals. They are also considering legislation to remove Confederate monuments and plaques from all national battlefield parks. President Trump has warned he will veto both of those attempts at historical cleansing. Biden has reportedly promised to support them. Please contact you congressional representative and senators and let them know your opinions.
In Alabama, the state legislature in Montgomery will consider removing an image of the Confederate battle flag from its state coat of arms, which also includes other historic flags that have flown over Alabama in the past. Those other flags include the French and Spanish flags from the colonial period when they ruled what later became Alabama.
On the internet, the streaming platform Twitch has announced it will totally ban the Confederate flag in all circumstances.
The Virginia Military Institute recently removed the statue on the campus of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson under pressure of its extreme anti-Confederate governor. The statue is being to transferred to the Battle of New Market State Park. Historically, that battle occurred about a year after Jackson's death.
The City of Norfolk, Virginia has moved its Confederate monument, a Confederate flagbearer nicknamed Johnny Reb, to Norfolk's historic Elmwood Cemetery, which has a Confederate section. The local SCV camp commended the City of Norfolk for honoring its pledge to move it to a place of honor. It now stands on a pedestal with landscaping around the base.
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