Moon Landrieu, the patriarch of a Louisiana political family who was a lonely voice for civil rights until the tide turned in the 1960s, has died.

EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - An inspection crew from the Virginia Department of General Services inspect the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Monday June. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)RICHMOND, Va. RICHMOND, Va.Workers for the state of Virginia inspected Richmond's huge statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monday before its planned removal. Virginia's Department of General Services said in a statement that it plans to remove the statue of the Confederate general on a date to be determined, as soon as possible. In Richmond, the Lee statue is on state property. Police officers blocked off streets leading up to the traffic circle that surrounds the Lee statue around 7 a.m. Monday.