Bourbon Street, New Orleans

Bourbon Street crash: Who are the victims of the New Orleans terror attack?
At least 15 people were killed and dozens more were injured in what the FBI is investigating as a terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day.Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42, has been identified as the suspect who drove a car into a crowd of people along Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.
Exclusive-New Orleans’ planned new Bourbon Street barriers only crash-rated to 10 mph
Months before the deadly New Orleans vehicle attack on New Year’s Day, the city modeled scenarios for how an attacker could enter Bourbon Street at various intersections in a crew-cab Ford F-150 similar to the one used to kill 14 people and injure dozens more.
Attacker drove down 3 blocks of Bourbon Street with no barriers. How did that happen?
Most of the attack victims were killed on portions of the street that would have been protected by at least one police car. But NOPD has now acknowledged that there were no police cruisers parked as barriers there for New Year's celebrations,
New Orleans officials were warned in 2019 that Bourbon Street was vulnerable to car-ramming attack
New Orleans city leaders were warned in a 2019 confidential physical security assessment that Bourbon Street was vulnerable to a vehicle-ramming attack.
New barriers coming to Bourbon Street not designed to stop truck attacks like on New Year's Day
The rating of the new system “is exponentially, far less than what they currently have,” an owner of a bollard manufacturing company said. Here's more.
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.
After New Year's Day attack, New Orleans begins carnival season
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump asked a New York appellate court on Tuesday to throw out his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, and to dismiss the case before his scheduled Friday sentencing.
New Orleans council talks safety inconsistencies post New Year’s Day terror attack
The New Orleans city council is poring over the city's safety measures that might have prevented the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. They want to prevent any future attacks.
How the New Orleans terror attacker avoided Bourbon Street security barriers
Axios Visuals The suspect in the New Year's Day attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others was able to drive down three blocks of Bourbon Street before crashing his rented F-150. Why it matters: The suspect's truck cruised around an NOPD SUV and through the locations of at least three sets of vehicle-resistant bollards — but they weren't in use that night,

New Orleans, Louisiana

Victims of Bourbon Street attack in New Orleans include former Princeton football star, aspiring nurse, loving dad
At least 14 people were killed after a driver slammed into a crowd celebrating New Year's on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Bourbon Street crash: FBI releases new photos of Shamsud-Din Jabbar before attack, IED in cooler
On Thursday evening, the FBI released new photos of Jabbar walking on Bourbon Street just after 2 a.m. and the cooler with an ...
Bourbon Street crash: Messy divorce, financial trouble offer insight into New Orleans attack suspect
Las Vegas police said the suspect who died inside a Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel on Wednesday had ...
New Orleans’ new Bourbon Street safety barriers set to be installed—But they’re only crash-rated for 10 MPH impact
New Orleans’ planned Bourbon Street barriers, with a 10 mph crash rating, are criticized for being insufficient to stop ...
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LaToya Cantrell says expert will review new Bourbon Street bollard system to ensure safety
She announced the review after security experts said the new system has the lowest crash rating and is not designed to ...
At least 14 killed, dozens hurt on Bourbon Street in New Orleans as driver intentionally slams truck into crowd; attacker dead
Officials have identified the man who intentionally rammed a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street as revelers ...
Bourbon Street crash: UGA faced with tough decision to stay or go after Sugar Bowl postponed
“Bourbon Street was happening. It was fun. It was lively,” said Levy, who spoke with Channel 2 Action News via Zoom from his ...
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New Orleans terrorist acted alone, was '100% inspired by ISIS,' FBI says
Federal investigators said Thursday they do not believe any other suspects acted with gunman Shamsud-Din Jabbar to carry out ...