A statute of a Confederate general has been withdrawn from a Louisiana city hall, according to several reports.

Video taken by Daily advertiser On Saturday afternoon, the statue of General Alfred Mouton was hoisted from its base outside Lafayette town hall to the applause of spectators.

Photos of the withdrawal were also shared on Twitter by KATC TV3. The media outlet said a flag pole would be put in its place.

The Alfred Mouton statue has been removed from downtown Lafayette and will be taken to a safe place until a decision is made on where it will ultimately go. A flag pole will be installed at its location at the corner of Lee Avenue and Jefferson Street. pic.twitter.com/CLrDmp58v3

– KATC TV3 (@ KATCTV3) July 17, 2021

The withdrawal comes after a decades-long legal dispute over its withdrawal.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy donated the statute to the city in 1922, but authorities wanted to move it in 1980. According to Avocado, the group successfully filed an injunction to stop the movement.

The city again attempted to remove Sheep status in 2016, but ultimately failed to do so because the United Daughters threatened lawsuits, the newspaper reported.

In 2019, members of Move the Mindset filed documents to intervene in the litigation, and the city joined the group in 2020, according to The Associated Press.

The city reached an agreement with the United Daughters on Friday. Under the deal, the city could revoke the status at a location determined by the group, according to a local ABC subsidiary.

The United Daughters have 45 days to tell the city where to move the status, otherwise the city can dispose of it as it pleases, the outlet reported.

The statue’s removal comes amid a continued push to remove Confederate monuments.

Last Saturday, the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, deleted a law by Robert E. Lee after a two-year legal dispute. The statute which was the site of a rally “United the right” in 2017 which resulted in the death of a counter-demonstrator.

The house has adopted law remove from the Capitol works of art that honor those who defended slavery and served in Confederation.

A statute of a Confederate general has been withdrawn from a Louisiana city hall, according to several reports.

Video taken by Daily advertiser On Saturday afternoon, the statue of General Alfred Mouton was hoisted from its base outside Lafayette town hall to the applause of spectators.

Photos of the withdrawal were also shared on Twitter by KATC TV3. The media outlet said a flag pole would be put in its place.

The Alfred Mouton statue has been removed from downtown Lafayette and will be taken to a safe place until a decision is made on where it will ultimately go. A flag pole will be installed at its location at the corner of Lee Avenue and Jefferson Street. pic.twitter.com/CLrDmp58v3

– KATC TV3 (@ KATCTV3) July 17, 2021

The withdrawal comes after a decades-long legal dispute over its withdrawal.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy donated the status to the city in 1922, but authorities wanted to move it in 1980. According to Avocado, the group successfully filed an injunction to stop the movement.

The city again attempted to remove Sheep status in 2016, but ultimately failed to do so because the United Daughters threatened lawsuits, the newspaper reported.

In 2019, members of Move the Mindset filed documents to intervene in the litigation, and the city joined the group in 2020, according to The Associated Press.

The city reached an agreement with the United Daughters on Friday. Under the deal, the city could revoke the status at a location determined by the group, according to a local ABC subsidiary.

The United Daughters have 45 days to tell the city where to move the status, otherwise the city can dispose of it as it pleases, the outlet reported.

The statue’s removal comes amid a continued push to remove Confederate monuments.

Last Saturday, the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, deleted a law by Robert E. Lee after a two-year legal dispute. The statute which was the site of a rally “United the right” in 2017 which resulted in the death of a counter-demonstrator.

The house has adopted law remove from the Capitol works of art that honor those who defended slavery and served in Confederation.