Federal investigators are now saying the terrorist attack in the New Orleans French Quarter was not a coordinated event. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism Christopher Raia says 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone when he drove at a high rate of speed on Bourbon Street.

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Jabbar drove from Houston to New Orleans on December 30^th posting videos to Social Media along the way. In one, Jabbar proclaimed his support of ISIS which he said he joined before this summer.  Raia says FBI Bomb Technicians recovered two IEDs inside coolers.  One at the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans Avenue and a second one two blocks away.

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After the terrorist attack, authorities wasted no time in beefing up security in the French Quarter. Heavy-duty metal barricades called “Archers” have been installed along Bourbon Street sidewalks. The archer barricades are portable and can withstand vehicle impacts. They temporarily replace the bollards that are usually present but had been removed for repair prior to the attack.

Baton Rouge native Kareem Badawi was one of the victims of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack. The recent Episcopal graduate was a freshman at the University of Alabama. Episcopal Head Football Coach Travis Bourgeois coached Badawi all four years.

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Bourgeois says he watched Badawi grow up and become a man. He says he was a man of integrity on and off the football field.

The FBI has confirmed that the New Orleans terrorist suspect acted alone and he also planted explosive devices on Bourbon Street.  Andrew Greenstein has more.

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Two former Louisiana high school football players were among the 15 killed in the New Year’s Bourbon Street terrorist attack. Kace Kieschnick has more…

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President Joe Biden says the FBI is working non-stop, investigating the New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Borbon Street. Biden says the man who carried out the attack is 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a Houston resident who served in the United States Army and served in the Army Reserve until a few years ago….

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Biden says his administration will support and offer any resources to the investigation to the city of New Orleans.

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Federal investigators are now saying the terrorist attack in the New Orleans French Quarter was not a coordinated event. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism Christopher Raia says 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone when he drove at a high rate of speed on Bourbon Street..

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Raia says Jabbar drove from Houston to New Orleans on December 30^th posting five videos to his Facebook account during this time.

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In another video, Jabbar proclaimed his support of ISIS which he said he joined before this summer.  Raia says FBI Bomb Technicians recovered two IEDs inside coolers.  One at the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans Avenue and a second one two blocks away.

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Raia confirmed Jabbar was not wearing a suicide vest and  is one of the 15 confirmed dead.

Anyone with information, photos or video should call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell urged the public to assist in the investigation….

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New Orleans is hosting a college football playoff game this afternoon at the Superdome and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says Bourbon Street reopened prior to kick-off…

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Governor Jeff Landry says the victims are in his thoughts and prayers and will never forget them, but it would be a tragedy if we let their losses be snuffed out because of fear…

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Landry says in the past 24 hours measures have already been taken to make Bourbon Street and the French Quarter safer today than yesterday.

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One of the victims of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack is Lafayette native and former St. Thomas More football star Tiger Bech. The 2015 graduate of STM also played lacrosse and was on the track and field team. He went on to play football at Princeton and was working in New York City. STM Principal Marty Cannon coached Bech

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Bech was 28-years-old. His younger brother played at LSU for two seasons and will play in the NFL next season after having a big year at TCU in 2024. Cannon says Bech visited STM frequently and felt blessed to have seen him over the holidays…

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Baton Rouge native Kareem Badawi was another victim of the attack. The recent Episcopal graduate was a freshman at the University of Alabama. Episcopal Head Football Coach Travis Bourgeois coached Badawi all four years.

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Bourgeois says he watched Badawi grow up and become a man. He says he was a man of integrity on and off the football field…

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Episcopal will hold a prayer service at the Lewis Family Memorial Chapel tonight at 6:00 for Badawi and fellow alumni Parker Vidrine who was critically injured in the attack.

The FBI has confirmed that the New Orleans terrorist suspect acted alone, and he also planted explosive devices on Bourbon Street.  Andrew Greenstein has more.

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Raia says Jabbar drove from Houston to New Orleans on December 30^th posting five videos to his Facebook account during this time.

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One of the victims of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack is Lafayette native and former St. Thomas More football star Tiger Bech. The 2015 graduate of STM also played lacrosse and was on the track and field team. He went on to play football at Princeton and was working in New York City. STM Principal Marty Cannon coached Bech

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Bech was 28 years old.

New Orleans is hosting the Sugar Bowl, a college football playoff game, this afternoon at the Superdome and Governor Jeff Landry says in the past 24 hours measures have already been taken to make Bourbon Street and the French Quarter safer today than yesterday.

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Federal investigators are now saying the terrorist attack in the New Orleans French Quarter was not a coordinated event. The FBI says 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone when he mowed down pedestrians on Bourbon Street. FBI Bomb Technicians recovered two functionable IEDs inside coolers in the French Quarter. 15 people are confirmed dead including Jabbar. The investigation continues and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell urges the public to assist.

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Anyone with information, photos or video should call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

President Joe Biden says his administration will support and offer any resources to the investigation to the city of New Orleans.

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Two former Louisiana high school football players were among the 15 killed in the New Year’s bourbon Street terrorist attack. Kace Kieschnick has more…

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Governor Jeff Landry says the victims are in his thoughts and prayers and will never forget them, but it would be a tragedy if we let their losses be snuffed out because of fear…

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The F-B-I reversed course today on a previous theory regarding the man who committed a terrorist attack on numerous innocent victims on New Year’s eve morning. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism Christopher Raia says 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone. Raia says before Jabbar plowed through a crowd on Bourbon Street, he placed two coolers containing bombs on the streets…

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President Joe Biden says Jabbar lived in Houston and served in the United States Army and served in the Army Reserve until a few years ago….

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New Orleans is hosting a college football playoff game this afternoon at the Superdome and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says Bourbon Street reopened prior to kick-off…

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Georgia and Notre Dame will face off in the Superdome at 3 PM.

The Saints are trying to prepare for their regular season finale against Tampa Bay on Sunday. Interim head coach Darren 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…

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15 people including the terrorist died during the attack.

The F-B-I now says the man who drove a rented pickup truck at a high rate of speed down Bourbon Street killing at least 14 others, acted alone and they no longer believe others were involved in the New Orleans terrorist attack. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism Christopher Raia says that 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove from Houston to New Orleans on Monday posting five videos to his Facebook account during this time.

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Raia says Jabbar also said in one of the videos he was a member of ISIS and joined the terrorist organization just before summer.

Meanwhile, New Orleans is preparing to host a college football playoff game this afternoon and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says Bourbon Street will reopen at 2:30 PM…

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Nine of the 15 people killed in the New Year’s Day morning terrorist attack on Bourbon Street have been identified. One of them graduated high school last May and his name is Kareem Badawi. The Baton Rouge native attended Episcopal High School and his high school football coach Travis Bourgeois says he watched Badawi grow up and become a man. He says he was a man of integrity on and off the football field

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Lafayette native Tiger Bech also died in the terrorist attack.

President Joe Biden says he’s praying for the victims’ families and the city of New Orleans…

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Federal investigators are now saying the terrorist attack in the New Orleans French Quarter was not a coordinated event. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counter Terrorism Christopher Raia says 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone when he drove at a high rate of speed on Bourbon Street…

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Jabbar killed 14 people, many of those were young adults, including Lafayette native Tiger Bech. Bech was a 2015 graduate at St. Thomas More, where he played three sports and STM principal Marty Cannon says Bech recently visited the school…

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Bech was 28-years-old, his younger brother, Jack Bech is preparing for the NFL draft after standout season at TCU.

In the aftermath of the tourist attack on Bourbon Street, New Orleans officials admit the terrorist defeated their French Quarter safety plan. Protective ballards were not up because they are under repair, so New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick says they had a police vehicle parked to block Bourbon Street at the intersection of Bourbon and Canal…

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Could this tragedy result in Bourbon Street becoming a permanent pedestrian mall? New Orleans City councilman J-P Morrell says whatever security measures had been in place to protect those in the French Quarter were ineffective.

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At this hour, federal, state and local officials are providing an update on the investigation into the New Year’s Day morning terrorist attack on Bourbon Street that killed at least 15 people and left more than 30 injured. The FBI says 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove at a high rate of speed, killing innocent people who were celebrating the New Year’s holiday.

Authorities believe Jabbar did not act alone. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter has a message for Jabbar’s accomplices…

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Bourbon Street is still closed. They will play a college football playoff game a mile and a half away in the Superdome as Notre Dame will face Georgia. Governor Landry will be there…

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Kick off is at 3 PM.

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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We are starting to learn about the people killed in yesterday’s terrorist attack in New Orleans. Two of the victims are from Mississippi, two from Baton Rouge, two from the New Orleans area, Nicole Perez and Hubert Gauthreaux, a recent graduate of Archbishop Shaw. Former St. Thomas More football star Tiger Bech also died after the terrorist’s truck hit him.