Leaders seek answers after Bourbon Street attack
The blame game has started with the Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans. Why it matters: Officials are seeking answers to how someone could plow a truck through the city's most famous street when millions have been spent to keep it safe.
Lawsuit filed on behalf of vicims in Bourbon Street terror attack
The suit, filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court, was brought on behalf of victims Alexis Windham, Corian Evans, Jalen Lilly, Justin Brown, Shara Frison, Gregory Townsend and the family of Brandon Taylor.
New Orleans officials were warned in 2019 that Bourbon Street was vulnerable to car-ramming attack
New Orleans city leaders were warned in a 2019 confidential physical security assessment that Bourbon Street was vulnerable to a vehicle-ramming attack.
Bollards planned for New Orleans’s Bourbon Street prompt questions about fortifying urban spaces after car attack
It’s been just a few days since a heavy truck rammed through a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people, and injuring many more. Not long after the New Orleans catastrophe, reporters found that the street’s new bollards wouldn’t be strong enough to thwart the driver.
Victims of Bourbon Street terror attack file lawsuit against city of New Orleans, contractors
Plaintiffs argue that the timing of construction left vulnerable gaps in security, effectively creating a “soft target” that attacker Shamsud-Din Jabbar exploited when he drove a rented pickup truck through a crowded Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more.
Bourbon Street attack victims file lawsuit against city, contractors
Victims allege negligence by the City of New Orleans and its contractors in securing Bourbon Street ahead of the New Year’s Day attack.
New Orleans council investigating missing bollards ahead of Bourbon Street attack
City council members want to make sure that tragedies like the Bourbon Street attack never happen again while also honoring the first responders who put their lives on the line to stop the suspect.
New Orleans dispatch center won't release 911 calls from Bourbon Street attack. Here's why.
Officials said they are aware of videos circulating social media that claim to contain 911 recordings made during the attack.
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Tiger Bech saved a girl before dying in Bourbon Street attack: 'My brother is a true hero'
The Lafayette native is said to have pushed a woman out of the way before he was hit by a truck driven by Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
Victims of Bourbon Street terror attack file suit against city of New Orleans, contractors
Seven victims of the New Year’s Day terror attack on Bourbon Street have filed a lawsuit against the City of New Orleans, Hard Rock Construction, and Mott MacDonald, LLC, alleging negligence in ...
Former Lafayette athlete killed in Bourbon Street terrorist attack seen on video saving girl, family says
According to his brother, Jack Bech, the FBI called their family to let them know Tiger pushed a girl out of the way of the suspect's truck before his death.
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FBI family support center to relocate, provide services to Bourbon Street attack victims
A Family Assistance Center supporting the victims of the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street has relocated to the New ...
What Bourbon Street Stands For
Kareem Badawi, a University of Alabama freshman whose father posted online that he prayed to “Allah Almighty to shower his ...
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To revel or not to revel: In wake of terror attack, the music is back on in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS – From behind the counter at Bourbon Street's Fat Tuesday daiquiri bar, Kenya McGrew thought she'd seen it all: The street fights and drunken tourists, the wedding parties dancing ...
Victims of Bourbon Street attack in New Orleans include former Princeton football star, aspiring nurse, loving dad
At least 14 people were killed after a driver slammed into a crowd celebrating New Year's on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Barricades were supposed to keep Bourbon Street revelers safe. Here’s why they didn’t
Throngs of New Year’s Day revelers packed in the city’s bustling French Quarter had no strong barriers to protect them from ...