LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Standing where a statue of King Louis XVI once was, Chris Reitz said the piece is why he's stepping down as the city's Commission on Public Art (COPA) chair.

The statue of King Louis XVI was showered with confetti Sept. 10, 2004. It was announced that the statue, donated to the city in 1967, would be cleaned and repaired.

A public art official told a Metro Council committee on Wednesday that it could cost the city over $200,000 to restore and relocate King Louis XVI.

Louisville's statue of French King Louis XVI was removed after it was vandalized during protests in 2020. The 200 year-old monument was a gift from Louisville's sister city of Montpellier, France.

The statue of King Louis XIV was donated to Louisville by the France in 1966. It was on display before being removed in 2020.

The fates of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution are widely known. What happened to their children is another story. Only two of the French royals’ four children ...

Preservationists say King Louis should only be displayed indoors. But Kincaid, the city's public art administrator, says local museums don't have a place to display a nine-ton statue.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Council has decided the King Louis XVI statue will not return to the outdoors. Previously located on West Jefferson and 6th Streets, the statue was vandalized ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The debate over the future of Louisville’s statue of King Louis XVI is growing. The statue was damaged and spray-painted five years ago during social justice protests. The ...

The statue of King Louis XVI was showered with confetti Sept. 10, 2004. It was announced that the statue, donated to the city in 1967, would be cleaned and repaired.