Report: Ownership claims could halt Beauregard Monument removal

NEW ORLEANS – The statue of P.G.T. Beauregard will remain as is for the time being.According to a letter from New Orleans City Attorney Rebecca H. Dietz, The New Orleans City Park Improvement Association has asserted legal rights in the property on which the monument is situated.According to a report from WWL-TV, the letter was sent to the station by Richard Marksbury, who recently sought a restraining order that would block the removal based on related ownership clai