Star Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Shreveport, Louisiana

( Marker is on Texas Avenue (U.S. 80) west of Levy Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Historic Site. Shreveport.

Jazz music was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The city's unique mix of African, Caribbean, and European cultures contributed to the development of this distinctive musical genre.