The FBI has confirmed that the attack on Bourbon Street that left 10 people dead and 35 others injured was an act of terrorism. New Orleans Police Superintendent Ann Kirkpatrick says shortly after three this morning, turned onto Bourbon Street from Canal Street and plowed into a crowd.

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According to several reports, the man who did this is 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, and sources say he was carrying an ISIS flag inside his truck. Kirkpatrick says Din Jabbar exchanged gunfire with police, who shot him dead. Two officers were hurt; no word on their conditions. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says her thoughts are with the families of those killed.

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President Biden and other officials have issued statements on this morning’s tragedy in New Orleans. Biden says the U.S. will not tolerate such an attack as the one on Bourbon Street this morning and that he has been in contact with Mayor Cantrell, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the Justice Department. 

Senator Bill Cassidy posted on social media, saying to give thanks to the police officers and remember the wounded and the dead and their families.

Governor Landry called it a horrific act of violence and that he and his wife are praying for all the victims and the first responders on scene.

State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Lafayette overnight. Police were called to a scene in which two groups of people exchanged gunfire. An officer discharged a firearm in response to the threat. Several people are hospitalized; no officers were hurt. Other details are sketchy at this time; State Police say this is an active investigation.