Alt-Right calling it “The Battle of New Orleans”

NOPD about to hold press conference on tomorrow’s protests surround monument removal.We’ll be streaming on Facebook: https://t.co/AfHhQLouHi

— Jeff Adelson (@jadelson) May 7, 2017

So the big takeaway is NOPD will be physically separating protest groups and enforcing bans on weapons, masks during protests

— Jeff Adelson (@jadelson) May 7, 2017

That comes after multiple outside groups, largely those connected to the alt-right and militia movements, have threatened violence

— Jeff Adelson (@jadelson) May 7, 2017

Thread for context:

There’s a militia gathering planned for Sunday in New Orleans. They’re preparing for a fight.

— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 6, 2017