New Orleans At War With Itself Over All The Music (Hey, It’s Loud!)

A strange combination of old zoning laws and local tradition makes live musical performance in the birthplace of jazz a more complicated matter than you’d expect. As the city continues to recover from Katrina, the conflicting forces of gentrification, preservation, amplification and tourism are leading to some ferocious political battles.

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