Hurricane Laura destroys Confederate statue days after locals voted to keep it

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Hurricane Laura destroys Confederate statue days after locals voted to keep it
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The South Defender's Memorial Monument was smashed to the ground in Lake Charles, Louisiana by HurricaneLaura

Hurricane Laura toppled a Confederate statue in Lake Charles, Louisiana, just days after locals had voted to leave it in place

Photos taken after show the bronze statue badly damaged, with its legs twisted and broken beyond repair. It is unclear whether or not the statue will be reinstated – but one local who gave her name as Renee C toldThe had sat outside the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office until Laura swept in.

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