In the wake of the New Year’s Day Terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, French Quarter businesses are asking what can be done to prevent something like it from happening again.
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A vigil will be held Saturday night at seven in memory of the 14 innocent victims of Wednesday morning’s terror attack on Bourbon Street. Meanwhile, after being closed for nearly 36 hours, Bourbon Street is getting back to normal. Andrew Greenstein was there last night.
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Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson of Benton was re-elected as House Speaker, but it came with drama. Two Republican Congressmen initially voted for someone else, but switched their support when given another chance, giving Johnson the necessary votes to retain the gavel. Johnson told the House it’s time to get to work and that means putting Americans first again…
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Johnson says there will be a focus on common sense legislation that includes strengthening the southern border, renewing the Trump era tax cuts and returning to energy dominance…
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Many of the victims of Wednesday’s attack on Bourbon Street were brought to University Medical Center in New Orleans. Chief Medical Officer Jeffrey Elder:
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Elder says the majority of the injuries that hospital personnel treated were orthopedic injuries – broken bones, including arms and legs. They had some gunshot wounds and blunt trauma, including head and chest. Elder says some patients remain hospitalized, and others have been released.
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Days after the New Year’s Day Terror attack on Bourbon Street people are asking how this happened and what can be done to prevent anything like it from happening again. Russell Desmond owner of Arcadian Books located in the French Quarter, says things are getting back to normal.
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Desmond says there’s an increased security presence around the French Quarter and he said it was on full display for Thursday night’s Sugar Bowl as bomb sniffing dogs were checking vehicles attempting to park at the Dome. He says it’s all in effort to put people more at ease…
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Desmond says moving forward is necessary for the city, and says we need to remember those lost and put security measures in place to prevent attacks like this in the future.
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Things are returning to normal on Bourbon Street, two days after a terrorist plowed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing 14 innocent people. Crowds returned to one of the country’s most famous streets after it was closed for nearly 36 hours after the attack. One woman visiting New Orleans from Indiana says the incident will not keep her from returning to the city.
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One New Orleans pastor says he’s heartbroken that such a heinous event happened in the City of New Orleans.
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A vigil will be held Saturday night at seven in memory of those killed in the attack.
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The mild weather we’ve been experiencing will come to an end on Sunday as the coldest weather of the season will begin to make its way into the Bayou State. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says high temperatures will be in the 70s on Sunday, but be prepared for a big change…
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Keim says the threat of severe weather exists Sunday for nearly the entire state, starting Sunday morning for northwest Louisiana and moving across the state as the day goes on…
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High temperatures statewide on Monday will only be in the 40s and Keim says morning lows will be several degrees below the freezing mark…
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