Homeland Security director absent from council meeting addressing safety measures before terror attack
In attendance were representatives with the Department of Public Works and New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. Noticeably absent from the meeting were representatives from ...
New Orleans City Council investigating lack of bollards during Bourbon Street attack
The bollards on Bourbon Street were installed in 2017 following the 2016 terrorist truck attack in Nice, France, where a man ...
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 ...
15 dead, dozens injured as driver plowed through crowd in New Orleans
At least 15 people are dead and at least 35 were injured after a pickup truck driver allegedly plowed through a crowd in New ...
Vehicle barrier repairs gave New Orleans driver opening, officials say
New Orleans is working to install new bollards ahead of the Super Bowl in February, and relied on patrol cars and barricades ...
New Orleans security barriers were being replaced prior to deadly attack, officials say
Bollards began to malfunction shortly after the system was installed due to being clogged by Mardi Gras beads, New Orleans ...