House passes on Confederate monument removal
Sun, 04/17/2016 - 3:49pm
Rep. Thomas Carmondy, R-Shreveport, testifies Thursday in behalf of a bill making removal of monuments deemed offensive by segments of the population. The former Shreveport city councilmember saw his bill die on a 7-7 vote. Credit: Jack Richards.
For the second time this legislative session, an attempt by groups to make it harder for municipalities to remove monuments and school names found offensive by segments of the population failed.
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