mayor new orleans evasive fund removal statues heart city also respond question remain statues take plan them.who fund removal citizens know citizens new orleans say late new orleans hours crew work city new orleans remove liberty place monument mayor mitch landrieu ask repeatedly money come pay removal pay take three confederate-era monuments robert e. lee jefferson davis general p.g.t beauregard.the mayor would say enough fund take four monuments city spokesman tyronne walker offer clarification due widely-known intimidation threats report violence contractors employees safety concern great donors remain anonymous safe responsible thing people want know next city-owned monuments crew take liberty place statue city warehouse far superdome kurt buchert save circle pro-monument group ask transparency mayor mayor say museum one day buchert say vague statement could go sit warehouse 100 years put museum us dead political analyst clancy dubos say mayor reveal plan statues think burden mayor bring close dubos say need come plan say go happen statues council input public input one things mayor reveal time rest monuments removed.he would say would take similar manner liberty place statue sooner rather late mayor mitch landrieu statement monday declare removal statues send clear unequivocal message people new orleans nation new orleans celebrate diversity inclusion tolerance politics blame retaliation na quest solve problems show whole world city people able acknowledge understand reconcile .. importantly choose good future diversity inclusion tolerance new orleans one unique cities america location culture commerce become one important players make early america site two great battle american history new orleans fall civil war conflict would continue years large part rich history mystery surround fund take historic confederate monuments…new orleans mayor refuse tell