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Man behind New Year's attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI says
Read full article: Man behind New Year's attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI saysThe man responsible for the deadly truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses.
Drawn to New Orleans' iconic street of celebration, a night of partying becomes a nightmare
Read full article: Drawn to New Orleans' iconic street of celebration, a night of partying becomes a nightmareThe night started out ripe for celebrating the new year as the party pulsing down Bourbon Street in New Orleans drew revelers from near and far.
New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
Read full article: New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials sayLaw enforcement officials say the man who rammed a truck into a New Year's crowd had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the rental vehicle used in the attack weeks earlier.
New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of life
Read full article: New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of lifeNew Orleans has held a vigil on Bourbon Street to mourn and celebrate the lives of those killed when a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revelers celebrating the new year.
New Orleans Bourbon Street Attack: Suspect’s family shares insight into his life before the attack
Read full article: New Orleans Bourbon Street Attack: Suspect’s family shares insight into his life before the attackIn the wake of the tragic shooting that left 14 people dead on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Wednesday morning, new details are emerging about the suspect, Shamsuddin Jabbar, and his life before the attack.
The French Quarter's metal barriers were gone on New Year's, leaving a critical security gap
Read full article: The French Quarter's metal barriers were gone on New Year's, leaving a critical security gapThe city of New Orleans tried to protect its famed French Quarter from a terrorist attack years before a U.S. Army veteran rammed a truck into crowds of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people.
New Orleans cuisine restaurant in Houston hosting fundraiser for victims of New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street
Read full article: New Orleans cuisine restaurant in Houston hosting fundraiser for victims of New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon StreetA New Orleans native who owns an oyster restaurant on the southwest side is holding a fundraiser, intended to support families of the victims of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street.
New Orleans’ Bourbon Street reopens with massive police presence as memorials to lives lost in attack grows
Read full article: New Orleans’ Bourbon Street reopens with massive police presence as memorials to lives lost in attack growsA day after a deadly truck attack which killed 14 people and injured dozens of others, New Orleans’ Bourbon Street reopened with a massive police presence Thursday.
‘This wasn’t the man I knew’: Brother of New Orleans truck attacker says family is shocked, devastated by event
Read full article: ‘This wasn’t the man I knew’: Brother of New Orleans truck attacker says family is shocked, devastated by eventFamily members of the suspect, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, are expressing shock and disbelief over the incident
Here’s how you can support the families of the victims in the New Orleans truck attack
Read full article: Here’s how you can support the families of the victims in the New Orleans truck attack15 people were killed and more than 30 more were injured in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day after a self-proclaimed ISIS follower drove a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street before opening fire.
TIMELINE: Events surrounding the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, updates on the investigation
Read full article: TIMELINE: Events surrounding the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, updates on the investigationOn New Year’s Day in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a former U.S. Army member, carried out a deadly attack on Bourbon Street, killing 15 and injuring over 30.
New details emerge about Houston man linked to New Orleans attack, his now-removed YouTube video
Read full article: New details emerge about Houston man linked to New Orleans attack, his now-removed YouTube videoJabbar, who was killed in a shootout with police, previously served in the U.S. military and worked as a realtor in Houston.
‘Punch to the gut’: Families of New Orleans truck attack victims mourn as Bourbon Street remains a crime scene
Read full article: ‘Punch to the gut’: Families of New Orleans truck attack victims mourn as Bourbon Street remains a crime sceneYellow police tape spans for roughly three city blocks in New Orleans French Quarter the evening after a man drove a truck down Bourbon Street and into a crowd of people celebrating the new year.
Pelicans players, coach grieve those killed in New Orleans attack as they play in Miami
Read full article: Pelicans players, coach grieve those killed in New Orleans attack as they play in MiamiThe New Orleans Pelicans were in Miami when they learned of a deadly terrorist attack in New Orleans' famed French Quarter.
‘Not just an act of terrorism, this is evil’: New details in New Orleans attack that killed 15, injured 35
Read full article: ‘Not just an act of terrorism, this is evil’: New details in New Orleans attack that killed 15, injured 35In New Orleans, a tragic attack on Bourbon Street involved a truck driven by Houston native, Shamsud Din Jabbar, resulting in 15 deaths and 35 injuries
New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced
Read full article: New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replacedSeven years ago, New Orleans officials began installing adjustable barriers at intersections in the famed French Quarter to temporarily prevent vehicles from entering the tourist area where the narrow streets are typically teeming with pedestrians every night of the week.
‘We do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible:’ New Orleans attack may involve more suspects
Read full article: ‘We do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible:’ New Orleans attack may involve more suspectsThe FBI is expanding its investigation into the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, where Shamsud Din Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, resulting in 10 deaths and over 30 injuries.
How did Texas man Shamsud-Din Jabbar get the truck used in the New Orleans attack?
Read full article: How did Texas man Shamsud-Din Jabbar get the truck used in the New Orleans attack?Investigators are examining how a Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck, connected to a Pasadena dealership and possibly rented, was used in a New Year’s Eve attack on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, that killed 10 and injured dozens.
The Latest: Death toll in New Orleans crash rises to 15, coroner says
Read full article: The Latest: Death toll in New Orleans crash rises to 15, coroner saysA driver behind the wheel of a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.
New Orleans New Year's Day ramming is the latest attack to use a vehicle as a deadly weapon
Read full article: New Orleans New Year's Day ramming is the latest attack to use a vehicle as a deadly weaponAuthorities say a man who drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in New Orleans was hell-bent on creating carnage.
Pasadena Police assisting FBI in New Year’s Day crash in New Orleans that killed 10, injured dozens
Read full article: Pasadena Police assisting FBI in New Year’s Day crash in New Orleans that killed 10, injured dozensThe Pasadena Police Department is involved in the investigation into the deadly New Year’s Eve tragedy in New Orleans.
What we know after a driver crashed into pedestrians on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, killing 10
Read full article: What we know after a driver crashed into pedestrians on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, killing 10Investigators now believe the driver who barreled through a crowd of New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans acted alone.
Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New Orleans
Read full article: Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New OrleansIt’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers.
Crippling storm hampers vaccinations as FEMA opens new sites
Read full article: Crippling storm hampers vaccinations as FEMA opens new sitesMembers of the National Guard help motorists check in at a federally-run COVID-19 vaccination site set up on the campus of California State University of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. FEMA opened its first COVID-19 inoculation sites in Los Angeles and Oakland, part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to get shots into arms more quickly and reach minority communities hit hard by the outbreak. In snowy Chicago, Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said more than a hundred city vaccine sites didn’t get shipments Tuesday because of the extreme weather, leading to many cancellations. The Los Angeles site is “proximate to a community that has been disproportionately impacted by this pandemic,” Gov. “The effort here is to address that issue forthrightly.”The Biden administration plans to establish 100 federally assisted vaccination sites nationwide in cooperation with state authorities.
Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street
Read full article: Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon StreetTourists from Brooklyn take photos on a nearly deserted Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. “We were expecting a little bit lower key than the normal Mardi Gras,” Wheeler said. Coronavirus-related restrictions in New Orleans included canceled parades, closed bars and a near shutdown of rowdy Bourbon Street. That, and unusually frigid weather, prevented what New Orleans usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season: streets and businesses jam-packed with revelers. To the east, Mobile, Alabama, which boasts the nation's oldest Mardi Gras celebrations, had also canceled parades.
The Latest: Calls for voting extension in Georgia after Zeta
Read full article: The Latest: Calls for voting extension in Georgia after ZetaEarly voting ended Tuesday, so Zeta hasn’t disrupted any voting so far. Early voting ended Tuesday, so Zeta hasn’t disrupted any voting so far. State officials weren’t sure how many of the 336 early voting locations statewide were closed or delayed in opening. ___6:55 a.m.Officials in Georgia say high winds from Tropical Storm Zeta have caused a second death in the South. ___4:00 a.m.A tropical storm warning is in effect in Atlanta as Tropical Storm Zeta makes its way quickly toward the northeast.
Zeta soaks Southeast after swamping Gulf Coast; 6 dead
Read full article: Zeta soaks Southeast after swamping Gulf Coast; 6 deadHurricane Zeta passed through Wednesday with a tidal surge that caused the boat to become unmoored. In Atlanta and New Orleans, drivers dodged trees in roads and navigated intersections without traffic signals. John Bel Edwards said the state sustained “catastrophic” damage on Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish, where Zeta punched three breaches in the levee. Edwards ordered the Louisiana National Guard to fly in soldiers to assist with search and rescue efforts and urged continued caution. Zeta was the 27th named storm of a historically busy year with more than a month left in the Atlantic hurricane season.
Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?
Read full article: Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?The city is allowing bars to open with limited capacity and without live music on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)NEW ORLEANS Bar owners in New Orleans prepared for a soft opening, and an uncertain one, as they prepared to let customers in Saturday for the first time in months. Capacity is limited to 25 percent, live music remains prohibited, and nobody knows how many tourists will show on Bourbon Street in the age of COVID-19. Toward that end, there will be no musicians on stage at Fortner's Tropical Isle bars on Bourbon Street. Some New Orleans bar owners are critical of the restrictions.
French Quarter sans tourists: 'An old neighborhood again'
Read full article: French Quarter sans tourists: 'An old neighborhood again'In this Wednesday, May 20, 2020, a bar is boarded-up at a Bourbon Street intersection in New Orleans French Quarter. Some residents of the historic French Quarter, while acknowledging the economic pain and suffering, say the lack of tourists has been a relief. The French Quarter is the 300-year-old historic heart of New Orleans. Kari Mote, who lives in the nearby Bywater neighborhood, is a waitress who lost her job at a French Quarter restaurant when the state shut down on-site dining. As the French Quarter slowly reawakens, Pellerin hopes city leaders resist the urge to relax such regulations or loosen noise limits in an effort to increase commerce and tax revenue.