The French Quarter’s metal barriers were gone on New Year’s, leaving a critical security gap
After an Islamic State sympathizer rammed a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in 2016, horrified New Orleans leaders ...
After deadly New Orleans attack, police ramp up security and somber crowd pays respects
Police are increasing security in New Orleans’ busy French Quarter in the wake of a New Year’s Day attack that killed 14 people.
Vehicle attacks are difficult to prevent — but New Orleans fell short, experts say
The city has 700-pound steel barriers but did not put them on Bourbon Street until a day after the attack, which the lieutenant governor called “a complete failure of responsibility.” ...
New Orleans coroner releases most names and cause of death for truck attack victims
An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a football star suffered fatal ...
President Joe Biden to visit New Orleans on Monday after truck attack
President Joe Biden will visit New Orleans on Monday in response to the terrorist attack on the iconic French Quarter that ...
Read the Report on Security in New Orleans
These are pages from a 2019 security assessment of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The report makes a number of ...
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 ...