The Louisiana mayor who sparked widespread outrage last week with his local Nike ban has eaten crow and rescinded the order — admitting in a statement Wednesday that the memorandum “divided our city.”

“It is time for this to be put aside and for us to move forward,” said Ben Zahn, mayor of Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans.

“I am passionate about my country and the brave men and women who put themselves on the front line every day,” he told reporters at a press conference. “In the name of protecting us all, members of the armed forces, our fire departments, our police departments, actually sacrificed everything — their very lives. It is because of those sacrifices that my patriotism will not waver, but my focus needs to be on the city of Kenner and the many great projects we have in store for our city. Nothing can be allowed to distract us from that very important endeavor.”

Zahn’s statement came exactly one week after he issued his controversial order, banning all Nike purchases made by any booster club within the Kenner Recreation Facility.

“Under no circumstances will any Nike product or any product with the Nike logo be purchased for use or delivery at any City of Kenner Recreation Facility,” his directive said.

On Wednesday, the ACLU of Louisiana blasted the ban as unconstitutional — saying the city’s recreation facilities “should be open to everyone, not just those who happen to subscribe to the mayor’s political beliefs.” Zahn folded hours later.

“Acting upon advice from the city attorney, I have rescinded my memorandum of September 5, 2018,” the mayor explained. “That memorandum divided our city, and placed Kenner in a false, unflattering light on the national stage.”

Despite the reversal, Zahn at no point offered an apology. He told reporters that his ban “was not meant to do anything” divisive.

“This was meant to protect our patriot values, our fire, our police, and also our taxpayers,” Zahn said. “The city attorney was understanding the motivation of what I was trying to do and the legal department has stood behind that. But of course, now we are seeing where this is going and want it to stop.”

Zahn said he made the decision to ban all Nike products after seeing what was happening with the Colin Kaepernick situation and Nike’s new “Just Do It” campaign — which featured the former NFL player in an ad referencing his national anthem protests.

“I looked at what I saw happening on a national level with Nike as a whole and I stayed to my values on that,” Zahn said. “But I’m looking at the future, and I think the future is bringing the city back together.”