New Orleans, Bourbon Street

Exclusive: New Orleans’ planned new Bourbon Street barriers only crash-rated to 10 mph
Documents reviewed by Reuters make clear that the system, which is expected to be in place by Super Bowl Sunday, will offer little protection against vehicle attacks at any significant speed.
New Orleans Attack: Multiple Killed in Bourbon Street Crash
Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into a crowd on Bourbon Street at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon
New Orleans’ planned new Bourbon Street barriers only crash-rated to 16kmh
The system will not be able to prevent vehicle attacks at moderate-to-high speeds. Read more at straitstimes.com.
New Orleans officials knew risk years before Bourbon Street attack
A confidential report warned that bollards needed to be fixed. New Orleans didn't start to replace them for five years.
Louisiana AG to launch full review of New Orleans security plan after Bourbon Street attack: report
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill plans to open a full review into the security planning that went into the Sugar Bowl and New Year's Eve, in the wake of a deadly attack.
Gay bars in New Orleans are still struggling after Bourbon Street terror attack
The driver of the truck who plowed into New Year's Day revelers had pledged support to the so-called Islamic State, the same group the Pulse nightclub shooter had claimed was his inspiration.
As Bourbon Street reopens after New Orleans attack, wariness remains
Bourbon Street is once again crowded with locals and tourists, but this time it’s also adorned with crosses, candles, stuffed animals and flowers. Many Georgians traveled to New Orleans to watch the University of Georgia Bulldogs play against Notre Dame after ringing in the new year.

FBI, New Orleans

The Latest: Death toll in New Orleans crash rises to 15, coroner says
A driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s ...
New Year’s terror attack in New Orleans shows what can happen when cars crash the party | Opinion
Dangerous streets aren’t just in New Orleans, especially when giant machines such as F-150 pickups are on the roads. | ...
Witnesses describe harrowing scene of New Orleans truck attack that left 15 dead, dozens injured
Witnesses described scenes of carnage in the wake of an attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, ...
New Orleans attacker thought to have visited the city twice before ambush, authorities say
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, has been accused of driving into a crowd celebrating on Bourbon Street, killing 14 and injuring more ...
15 killed and about 30 injured as truck crashed into New Orleans NYE crowd
The FBI identified Shamsud Din Jabbar of Texas as the suspected truck driver who crashed into a New Year's Eve crowd at high ...
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Law enforcement officials tell the AP that the suspect in the New Orleans crash is dead
NEW ORLEANS — (AP) — The suspect who drove a vehicle at high speed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans on New ...
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10 killed, more recovering after driver crashes through crowd in New Orleans
BREAKING: At least ten people were killed and more are recovering after a driver collided with a crowd of people in New ...
Death toll in New Orleans crash rises to 15, coroner says; authorities continue investigation
A driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s ...
New Orleans stuntwoman-turned-lawyer busted in staged car crash, fraudulent lawsuit scheme: feds
After she and others became aware of an investigation into the scheme, the defendants allegedly committed various acts of ...