During this afternoon's meeting, Caddo Parish Commission President Steven Jackson paused public comments at one point, and asked those in the audience who were to support taking the monument down to rise from their seats.
The Caddo Parish Commission is set to vote today on the future of the Confederate Monument outside the Courthouse. LSU Shreveport Associate Professor of Political Science Jeffery Sadow says he expects the panel to vote to remove the statue.
Mario Chavez says that a legal fight over property ownership could take up to two years, and a final vote to remove the monument might end up in a tie.
The Caddo Parish Citizens Advisory Committee has voted against a recommendation to remove the Confederate monument outside the Caddo Parish Courthouse.