that the point of burning the flag is to support BLM. Coming from this group, I really don't know what to make of it. Hard to believe theyve suddenly been enlightened but it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

And as an aside, I will never understand why people from Louisiana celebrate the confederacy in any fashion. Unlike some other parts of the deep south, we've got an immensely rich history and culture totally independent of antebellum nostalgia. There's no reason to cling to the worst parts of our past when there's so much else to enjoy.

Disclaimer: I'm an LSU alumni and ancestor of known confederates.

to protest a Daughters of the Confederacy meeting on campus

Maybe ....
"Group plans to burn Confederate flag in protest of Daughters of Confederacy meeting"

I should read more carefully, headline notwithstanding.

because its residents (correctly) feared the loss of the shipping trade. Alas, then as now, the rest of the state outvoted them.

Factoid: New Orleans did not become segregated until it was occupied by the Union Army under Gen. "Spoons" Butler, so named because everyone in high society knew to count the silverware after he paid a social visit.

edit: Oh yeah, cher/e, welcome to DU! Ex-New Orleanian here, if you hadn't already guessed!

Thanks for the welcome.

Sadly, the city has yet to truly integrate in most neighborhoods, which was grossly apparent in the aftermath of the storm. We're more unified as a city emotionally since then, but certainly not physically.

Although, at least in most places Uptown, the pattern is for white folks to live on the major streets with neutral grounds (median strips) like St. Charles, Napoleon, and my street, Carrollton, while the side streets are more African American. (This excludes all-white enclaves like the Garden District and the area just below Audubon Park. )