Louisiana city to erect monument of novelist at park
COVINGTON, La. — A Louisiana city will place a statue of novelist Walker Percy in a park. The Covington City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to put the bronze statue of Percy at Bogue Falaya Park. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports the 9-foot (2.7 meter) sculpture entitled “Walker Percy Gateway” pays homage to the prize-winning writer who lived