All 7 Republican Louisiana Congressmen join brief requesting Supreme Court to not remove 40-foot war memorial Bladensburg peace cross

All seven Louisiana Republican Congressmen joined an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court on Friday (July 27) to prevent removal of a 40-foot-tall memorial cross in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

The Bladensburg peace cross was erected in 1925 to honor 49 local men who died in World War 1.

Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Steve Scalise filed the amicus brief, with the support of 109 members of Congress. All signatories are Republicans except for Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Those in Louisiana are Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Reps. Clay Higgins, Mike Johnson, Ralph Abraham and Garret Graves. The only Louisianan congressman who did not sign is Democrat Cedric Richmond of New Orleans.

Since 1961, the monument has been owned and maintained by a public agency, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning commission. It was initially paid for and erected by local families and the American Legion.

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