Camp Packard - Company 1446

Historical marker location:

Castor Plunge, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of Twin Bridges Road (State Highway 488) and Messina Road, on the left when traveling south on Twin Bridges Road.)

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.