This very graphic video shows what New Orleans is becoming. Perhaps if it makes enough national headlines the mayor will start to pay attention to his own city's problems instead of the national political scene.
"Symbols matter and should reflect who we really are as a people, but times have changed," says Landrieu. "That is not to say that we should forget our history, but there is a time and place to commemorate and learn from our past."
David Vitter is currently the most popular politician in the State of Louisiana based recent polling numbers. Does that mean he could be our state's next Governor?