In light of the terror attack on Bourbon Street early yesterday morning, Governor Landry has issued an emergency declaration. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The City of New Orleans had a plan to keep revelers on Bourbon Street safe. The city is admitting defeat. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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In light of the terror attack on Bourbon Street, talk will undoubtedly ramp up on turning it into a permanent pedestrian mall. Colleen Crain reports.
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Governor Landry has issued an emergency declaration following yesterday morning’s terror attack on Bourbon Street. That will allow Landry to use local, state and federal resources to keep people safe at the Sugar Bowl, the Super Bowl next month and during Mardi Gras. Landry says as part of his declaration, he’s ordered the mobilization of a military police company.
Landry says people going to the Sugar Bowl today should not do so in fear.
Landry says to demonstrate how safe the Superdome area will be, he will be attending the game originally slated to take place last night.
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Several years ago, bollards were installed at every intersection along Bourbon Street. But early yesterday morning, they were missing at the time that Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove onto the street and plowed into the crowd. Mayor LaToya Cantrell says shortly after the bollards were installed, they started malfunctioning.
With the Super Bowl coming to New Orleans next month, the city included replacing the bollards as part of its Super Bowl infrastructure package. Cantrell says the replacement work is ongoing.
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In the meantime, New Orleans Police placed a single patrol vehicle blocking off Bourbon Street at Canal Street. Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says Jabbar defeated that plan.
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The tragedy on Bourbon Street is going to reignite talk about turning that street into a permanent pedestrian mall. New Orleans Councilman J.P. Morrell says that conversation will now be taking place very soon.
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Morrell says whatever security measures had been in place to protect the people visiting the French Quarter have been proven to be ineffective.
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Morrell says what’s frustrating is that people knew a long time ago that Bourbon Street is a prime target for terrorists to carry out mass casualty attacks.
In a little more than a month from now, New Orleans will be hosting Super Bowl 59. The event was already designated a Homeland Security event, with law enforcement already being beefed up. Councilman Morrell says that’s the way it’s going to be for other major events, like Mardi Gras, moving forward.
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Senator John Kennedy and New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter are speaking out about the terror attack on Bourbon Street that killed ten in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day. At a news conference at New Orleans Police headquarters, Kennedy said he’s dumbfounded as to why anyone would do such a heinous thing.
Kennedy had a stern order to federal investigators.
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Congressman Carter said no stone will go unturned in finding the other people responsible for the terrorist attack.
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Carter had a message for Jabbar’s accomplices.
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Just like all of New Orleans, the Saints felt the impact of the New Year’s morning terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi says hearing the news brought back painful memories. Rizzi lost two high school football teammates during the 9-11 attacks and could see the smoke from the knocked down Twin Towers from his childhood home in New Jersey…
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Saints linebacker Demario Davis is a man of great faith. Davis says there is no way you can compartmentalize or process it…
Rizzi says he first heard the tragic news when he pulled into the parking lot of the Saints training facility, he quickly tried to determine the location of his son who was in the French Quarter on New Year’s eve…