In New Orleans, work crews removed a statue of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard early Wednesday morning—the third of four such monuments ordered to be removed by the City Council and Mayor Mitch Landrieu. White nationalists had staged a series of protests in the lead-up to the Confederate memorials’ removals, prompting some workers to wear masks and bulletproof vests for protection. One statue remains to be removed—that of Confederate Army leader Gen. Robert E. Lee.