is the statue of Andrew Jackson still in jackson square in new orleans?

This monument, located in the center of Lafayette Park, portrays Major General Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) as he appeared while reviewing his troops at the Battle of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 8, 1815. The finished statue's inauguration drew thousands of onlookers to the very place where General Jackson had reviewed his troops in 1814. More than one hundred and sixty years later, the famous statue still salutes visitors to Jackson Square and is one of New Orleans's most enduring and recognizable landmarks.

NEW ORLEANS — The outcry for change across the U.S. has manifested in New Orleans into renewed calls for the removal of President Andrew Jackson's statue in Jackson Square.

In recent years, New Orleans has taken steps to remove symbols of the Confederate era. In 2017, under former Mayor Mitch Landrieu, four confederate monuments were taken down across the city amid heated protests that drew national attention.

That effort was spearheaded by the organization Take Em Down NOLA, which says the four removals are just the tip of the iceberg in casting out symbols they classify as honoring white supremacy, violence, and slavery.

One of their main calls for removal, then and now, is that of Jackson's statue in the heart of the French Quarter.