Ice chests and backpack coolers will not be allowed inside the zone. People are also discouraged from bringing standard backpacks, large purses, suitcases, fanny packs, large shopping bags and camera bags into the area. Any bags larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches – roughly the size of a clutch purse – will be subject to search, Landry said.
The Super Bowl is just days away, and all eyes are on how federal, state and local officials plan to keep the city safe after a terror attack killed 14 people and injured 57 others on New Year's Day.
Officials say the lessons learned from the attack will help improve security measures and emergency response coordination for future incidents.
The New Orleans Police Department met with French Quarter businesses on Wednesday to find out what they think about possible restrictions. A major one would be making Bourbon Street strictly walkable.
Louisiana and New Orleans officials gave a look at stepped-up security plans for the Super Bowl. The big game is taking place in Louisiana in
Footage from EarthCam shows snowfall blanketing Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a once-in-a-generation winter storm hits the South.
New Orleans has been hit hard by a vicious snow storm. People along Bourbon Street came out to play. Watch live as they throw snowballs, build angels.
Let T-Pain buy U a drank down on Bourbon Street - or Rum Street, actually. In celebration of the 2025 Super Bowl taking over New Orleans on Feb. 9, Captain Morgan is transforming the city's iconic Bourbon Street into Rum Street leading up to the Big Game from Feb.
Today, January 21, 2025, a winter storm barreled through the southern United States, depositing snow in cities like Houston and New Orleans. According to the Associated Press, snow plows were at the ready in a particularly surprising locale—the Florida panhandle.
Shock and grief have given way to finger-pointing over whether additional security could have stopped — or mitigated — the recent attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.
Heightened security restrictions will be in effect for the busiest section of the French Quarter starting next week.
The state of Louisiana is getting pummeled by snow right now and it's creating absolutely surreal scenes on Bourbon Street. What started as just a severe