Governor John McKeithen monument

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• Material:

• Date:

  2001

• Client:

  City of New Orleans

• Location:

  • Superdome; New Orleans, LA - United States

Description:

10 feet (life and a half) bronze monument installed at the New Orleans Superdome. A veteran of the Second World War in the pacific theater, McKeithen later served two terms as Louisiana's governor in 1964 and 1972, and is responsible for the one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city, the Superdome.