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.
Louisiana officials say communication and staffing efficiency could have been improved in response to the New Year's Day terror attack in which a man plowed down Bourbon Street in a pickup truck, killing 14 and injuring dozens of others.
More than a dozen people were killed after police said a man drove a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is investigating the New Orleans terrorist attack that left 15 people dead, as well as the explosion outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas.
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Loved ones gathered to lay New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack victim to rest in Treme. On Wednesday, Latasha Polk, the last victim identified in the Bourbon Street terror attack, was laid to rest. Her family held a funeral for her at Charbonnet Funeral Home in the 6th Ward. It was followed by a second line through the area.
Officials say the lessons learned from the attack will help improve security measures and emergency response coordination for future incidents.
As crews installed temporary barriers in the French Quarter ahead of the Super Bowl, one month after a Texas man plowed past the defenses on the city's most famous street
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.
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Additionally, many New Orleans residents have ventured out into the cold to observe a snow-covered Bourbon Street. An Extreme Cold Warning for Southeast Louisiana will remain in-effect from 6 p.m. on Tuesday until 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Severe weather ...
The most visible security attendees at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans will see is an increased law enforcement presence around the Ceasars Superdome, as well as