Battle over Confederate flag in Natchitoches (LA)

[struggle4progress]

Posted: Nov 12, 2015 11:16 PM EST
Updated: Nov 12, 2015 11:36 PM EST
By Jeff Beimfohr

... "Now, said Thomas Taylor, "he's dealing with a first amendment right" ... Both Taylor and Scoggins were referring to a letter from Natchitoches Mayor Lee Posey -- requesting that the Confederate flag not be allowed in the town's Christmas Festival ... The final decision on the fate of the Confederate flag in the Natchitoches Christmas Parade was not expected before sometime on Friday November 13, 2015 ...
http://www.ktbs.com/story/30507393/battle-over-confederate-flag-in-natchitoches

Everyone knows the Christmas pageant is incomplete until Bobby Lee, Stonewall, and Jeffie Dee ride up to the manger with gifts of cotton, slaves, and the old rally flag!

[KamaAina]

1. So now Natchitoches is famous for four things

It's where Jim Croce's plane went down , where Steel Magnolias was filmed, and the yummy meat pies served at NOLA Jazz Fest are made. And now this.

Oh yes, for you Yankees out there , it's pronounced "NAG-a-dish". It is actually a few years older than NOLA, hence the classic architecture that drew the film crew.

[Downwinder]

2. Why not fly:

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