Nose of General Mouton statue in Lafayette damaged Nose of General Mouton statue in Lafayette damaged and last updated 2021-01-21 23:29:09-05 The General Alfred Mouton statue in Lafayette has received some damage. This week, several media reports mentioned the damage which appears isolated to the statue's face. Most noticeably, the nose of Mouton has mostly been removed. People have also noticed damage to the 'MOUTON' letters. How the damage occurred is still unknown. People downtown believe the damage was intentional. "It looks like someone knocked it off, clean off," Matthew Holland said. Others say it may have happened more naturally.