Jackson statue remains despite protest to remove monument

NEW ORLEANS – Police and protesters confronted each other Saturday in the French Quarter during a planned protest to pull down the Andrew Jackson statue in Jackson Square by force.Malcolm Suber, the leader of “Take ‘Em Down NOLA” told WGNO that his group planned to use ropes and manpower to remove the statue during Saturday’s protest at 1 p.m. Suber said that the protest was called after New Orleans has taken no action in the pa