The Voice of Southwest Louisiana March 2018 Issue

laid the groundwork for the future of our city through
the recognition of its great natural resources and utilizing
them to the advantage of all who lived here.
Basically, the Council voted to accept the donation...
Below information gives the authority to the Downtown
Development Authority to oversee the process.
At a meeting on 5/20/2009, the Council voted on
Ordinance -15021--"An ordinance authorizing the
implementation of the City of Lake Charles Memorials
and Monuments Donation Policy for guidance in
consideration for acceptance and placement of public
memorials and/or donations which are intended for the
benefit of the City's lakefront, downtown parks and other
public areas".
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"Policy" gave the authority to: The Downtown
Development Authority of Lake Charles shall be
responsible as Memorials Commission for administering
the Donation and Memorial Program, including
establishing a review process for approving and installing
donations.
QWhat is the sentiment and concerns of the North
Lake Charles residents pertaining to the erected
statue of Captain Daniel J. Goos?
ASome residents, both of my district and other
districts felt that history was not all inclusive of who
he was. As I told them, government does not operate in a
vacuum, it is open to the public and everyone is welcome.
When you know better, you do better...I will try and do a
better job of vetting.
QAre you pleased with the outcome of all that took
place to erect the statue?
ANow that I have had push back on the statue
because of Capt. Daniel Goos owning slaves, I'm in
the process of reviewing the policy with our city attorney
to possibly include a historian as part of this process.
This will hopefully ensure a complete open review
when deciding to erect statues, memorials, etc on city
properties.
QWhat do you suggest should be considered when
proposals are presented to the council for approval/
disapproval?
AThe policy needs to be revised as soon as possible. We
need to examine the whole life of the candidate and I
need to do a better job of vetting the subject matter. We need
everyone to be a part of making government better..."We the
People".
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