New Orleans’ Bourbon Street reopens with massive police presence as memorials to lives lost in attack grows

NEW ORLEANS, LA – A day after a deadly attack which killed 14 people and injured dozens of others, New Orleans’ Bourbon Street reopened with a massive police presence Thursday.

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Officers could be seen on horseback in the area. Other law enforcement were seen carrying rifles.

Helicopters flew overhead and old barricades were removed and replaced with stronger ones.

“We are a city of overcomers, it is not a matter of forgetting, we’ve had a tragic event, but we are overcomers,” said New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Fitzpatrick who was out on Bourbon Street Thursday evening.

Minus the large law enforcement presence, Thursday felt like another day on New Orleans’ most famous street. However, signs of the deadly act which took place the day before remain.

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Several growing memorials could be seen lining the street in honor of those killed in the deadly attack.

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The memorials consisted of flowers, stuffed animals, and lit candles. On one of the memorials was a list of some of the victims.

The investigation continues surrounding the means and motives of the suspect, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.

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