Moon Landrieu, the patriarch of a Louisiana political family who was a lonely voice for civil rights until the tide turned in the 1960s, has died.

EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - An inspection crew from the Virginia Department of General Services inspect the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Monday June. Ralph Northam’s administration from removing an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee for 10 days. It is in the public interest to await resolution of the case on the merits prior to removal of the statue, the order says. Northam has said the enormous Lee statue would be removed “as soon as possible” and his administration would seek public input about its future. Richmond’s city council has affirmed unanimous support for removing the other four, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch.