The city of New Orleans had begun replacing security barriers along Bourbon Street before Wednesday's (Jan 1) truck attack, which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30, an
An Orleans Parish coroner’s van is parked at the corner of Bourbon and Canal streets after a pickup truck drove into a large crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan 1, 2025. , which killed at least 10 people and injured more than 30, and officials conceded a stop-gap security plan did not work.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the"bollards were not up because they are near completion" with the plan of being in place before the Feb 9 NFL Super Bowl, which will be played about a mile from Bourbon Street at the Superdome stadium. The city was able to fund the replacement bollards as part of its Super Bowl infrastructure plan.
"We recognize we had a problem right here, right. We're going to fix it," Landry said."It's going to be a top priority as we go into the Super Bowl."
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