Bourbon Street is back open after being closed for 36 hours following the New Year’s Day terror attack that left 14 innocent people dead. I spoke to a man outside Bourbon Street who was visiting from Georgia. He told me the whole scene was surreal.
Early reports said multiple suspects were involved in the attack, but now the FBI says Shamsud Din Jabbar acted alone. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism Christopher Raia says Jabbar had three cell phones and two laptops; and after searching the devices they can confirm that no information on the devices linked anyone else to the attack.
Cut 14 (10) “…attack by anybody.”
President Biden will fly to New Orleans early next week to meet with the families of the victims.
The 119th Congress gets to work today, and the Republican controlled House and Senate say they have a mandate from voters to improve the livelihoods of Americans. Majority Leader Steve Scalise from Jefferson Parish says they have an ambitious agenda to carry out in the first 100 days…
Cut 3 (11) “…America’s economy.”
Among those being sworn in today is Cleo Fields. The Baton Rouge Democrat is returning to Congress following a three-decade absence. Fields says he wants to focus on education; saying when he left Congress the first time, there was the Education Caucus that doesn’t exist anymore…
The redrawing of the 6th District which Fields represents led in part to Garret Graves deciding not to seek re-election.