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In a recently released memo, Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn banned booster clubs from wearing or buying Nike products.
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A Nike ad featuring US quarterback Colin Kaepernick is on display in New York on September 8th. Not all cities have been so welcoming. The new Nike advertising campaign featuring Kaepernick, the American football player who has become an activist against police violence, is taking a firm stand on a division problem that has upset a mayor in the city of Louisiana.(Photo: AFP / Getty Images)

The same day Colin Kaepernick shared his full announcement on Nike, a Louisiana mayor allegedly banned Nike's stimulus clubs' products.

Kenner, La., Mayor Ben Zahn III has ordered gaming rehab clubs to stop wearing and buying Nike products in a memorandum released Sept. 5.

"Under no circumstances will a Nike product or product bearing the Nike logo be purchased or used at a City of Kenner leisure center," says the memorandum signed by Zahn.

The widely shared memo says that all clothing, shoes, equipment and any sports purchases must be approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation.

Zahn declined to comment on Monday, according to Kenner spokesman Bob Ross. Chad Pitfield, director of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, addressed Ross with questions.

Gregory Carroll, an adviser to Kenner, commented on the memorandum he said was written by the mayor. Carroll said on Sunday that he was unaware of the decision to ban Nike products before sending the message and said, "This is in direct contradiction to what I represent and what Kenner City should represent.

Carroll said he planned to meet the mayor and other council members to "cancel" the ban.

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While Zahn declined to comment Monday on the memo, a video of him last week at a Kenner festival showed him that he was criticizing those who chose not to represent the national anthem .

"I'm going to ask everyone to represent what's coming in. Because these are not the NFL football players, is not it?" he said before the hymn was sung, eliciting cheers from the crowd. "It's the town of Kenner." In Kenner City, we're all standing, we'll be proud of it. "

Former NFL quarterback Kaepernick was the first to kneel in the national anthem to protest social inequality and police brutality. He launched a move that prompted hundreds of NFL players to kneel at football games. Last year, he filed a grievance of collusion against the owners of the NFL league.

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Kaepernick's decision to kneel and his new presence in Nike's advertising has prompted criticism from many, including President Trump. But, he is also rented. Nike sales reflect this, as online purchases rose 31 percent after the announcement.

Nike has invested a lot of resources to promote the Kaepernick ad campaign, which was also presented Thursday night in the first game of the NFL season of the 2018 season between the Eagles and Falcons.

Kaepernick is now a free agent who has not been signed by a team since the 2016 football season.

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WWL-TV, New Orleans, contributed to this story. Follow Ashley May on Twitter: @ AshleyMayTweets

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