Chris Kjorness on the Battle of New Orleans

During the last few years, this
socially laissez-faire music capital of New Orleans has started
trying to bring order to the endless party by stepping up licensing
and zoning enforcement and passing laws designed to improve the
“quality of life.” Chris Kjorness warns that by attempting to
fine-tune the city’s cultural economy, authorities are jeopardizing
the very institutions that have made New Orleans such a vibrant and
valuable part of American culture.

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