A 100-year-old ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans public schools has finally been lifted, though it was never actually enforced. WWNO's Aubri Juhasz explains how the ban came into being.

The Orleans Parish School Board voted unanimously Thursday to repeal a ban on jazz music and dancing in public schools. The decision comes exactly 100 years to the date after the resolution was ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — For the first time in 100 years, students and faculty alike can legally listen and dance to Jazz music in New Orleans public schools. On Thursday, March 24, the Orleans Parish ...

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A 100-year-old ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans' public schools has finally been lifted — though it was never really enforced. A 100-year-old ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans ...

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