Move the Mindset advocates for Frederick “Fred” Prejean Unity Point

A civil rights group in Lafayette is advocating for a public space in the city to be renamed in honor of one of its founders. Fred Prejean was a prominent member of Move the Mindset and played a significant role in the removal of a monument honoring Confederate General Alfred Mouton. The monument stood at the intersection of Jefferson and Lee for nearly a century before it was dismantled four years ago. Fred Prejean passed away about six months after the monument’s removal. Move the Mindset has initiated a petition to rename the area where the monument once stood to Frederick “Fred” Prejean Unity Point…

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