Shreveport chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy maintains National Register status on monument

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Shreveport chapter of United Daughters of Confederacy announced through a Facebook post Thursday, April 8 that it has been approved by the National Park Service to maintain the National Register listing for the monument throughout the entire relocation project.

The monument will be removed from the Caddo Parish Courthouse, but it will be moved to private land at the Pleasant Hill Battlefield site.

They have received preliminary authorization to keep their National Register Status at the new site and plan to provide Park Service documentation once the relocation is complete.

“The continuation of our National Register status comes at a crucial time now that Caddo Parish has indicated to us that it received a proposal on April 1st for moving the monument,” read the Facebook post.

No information on the contractor, their qualifications or the specifics of the submitted proposal has been released since the details are still under review by a project consultant hired by Caddo Parish. The parish’s project timeline shows that details are expected in the next few weeks.

RELATED STORIES

United Daughters of the Confederacy sues Caddo Commission to block removal of Confederate monument

Caddo Confederate statue’s owners disappointed with parish leaders

Caddo approves $500,000 to remove Confederate statue

Daughters of the Confederacy ordered to move monument at Caddo Courthouse

Dispute over Confederate monument takes a turn

Recent protests renew scrutiny of Confederate monuments

Caddo Commission votes 11-1 to place protective box around Confederate monument at parish courthouse

Emotions run high on fate of Confederate monument in Shreveport

Settlement reached in lawsuit over Confederate statue

Caddo’s Confederate statue to be moved to DeSoto Parish

Copyright 2021 KSLA. All rights reserved.