With the New Year’s holiday upon us, the French Quarter Enhanced Security Zone is re-established, encompassing an area bound by Canal, Royal, St. Ann and Dauphine streets. State Police Trooper Danny Berrincha says visitors staying in hotels on Bourbon Street should use the entrances on Royal Street or Dauphine Street if possible.
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Motor vehicles are prohibited from the zone – essentially Bourbon Street and one block in either direction. But injury attorney Morris Bart says Bourbon Street needs to be closed to vehicular traffic permanently. Bart is representing victims and families from the New Year’s Day terror attack and says it shouldn’t require a special occasion to block off Bourbon Street to motor vehicles.
The biggest sports story of the year was the firing of LSU football coach Brian Kelly and Athletic Director Scott Woodward after a blowout loss to Texas A&M on October 25th. Governor Landry made it known he was not a fan of Kelly’s contract and said Woodward would not hire the next head football coach at LSU.
LSU announced Lane Kiffin as its new football coach on November 30th, and Kiffin recently announced that Charlie Weis Jr., who was his offensive coordinator at Ole Miss, will serve in that same role at LSU. Weis says Kiffin has a special ability to develop quarterbacks.
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Weis and Kiffin’s relationship dates back to coaching together on the Alabama staff in 2015.