In late July, NOLA.com reported that the operators of the Grand Ole Opry had been in talks with local stakeholders the Meraux Foundation to rehabilitate three crumbling jazz landmarks on Rampart Street: the Karnofsky store, the Iroquois Theater and the Eagle Saloon. The news came out of an executive committee meeting of the Downtown Development District, where it was reported that construction on a revitalized jazz district on Rampart Street could begin in as little as 18 months.

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