Historical Marker

Iberia Courthouse Building

Historical marker location:
300 South Iberia Street, New Iberia, Louisiana
( Marker is on South Iberia Street west of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2012

Circa 1940.

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.
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