Credit: Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP
Credit: Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP
Zahn announced Wednesday that he rescinded the order on the advice of the city's attorney. He also hopes to bring the city back together again after the memo "placed Kenner in a false and unflattering light on the national stage," NOLA.com reported.
Zahn, however, did not apologize for the policy, NOLA.com reported.
Last week, Zahn issued the order that Nike products could not be bought for the city’s recreation facilities and it required that the parks and recreation director approve athletic purchases by booster clubs that used the city facilities.
Kaepernick was not mentioned in the memo.
"We're pleased the mayor reconsidered his divisive stance and rescinded this unconstitutional policy," Alanah Odoms Herbert, the executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, told NOLA.com. "The reversal of this ban is good news for the people of Kenner and all Louisianians, who have a constitutional right to express their political views free from government censorship or discrimination."
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