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New report pushes for permanent pedestrian-only Bourbon Street to boost Mardi Gras safety after terror attack
A new report urges changes to make Bourbon Street safer after a deadly New Year’s Day attack, including turning the New ...
New Orleans' Bourbon Street should be closed to traffic after deadly truck attack, security report recommends
A report recommends making Bourbon Street a pedestrian zone from Canal to Dumaine Street, approximately eight blocks, after ...
Most of Bourbon Street should be closed to cars following New Orleans truck attack, report recommends
Most of New Orleans’ Bourbon Street should be closed off to vehicles, creating a permanent pedestrian plaza, a report ...
NOPD Superintendent says pedestrian-only mall on Bourbon decision needs community input
NOPJF, a nonprofit organization, contracted Teneo and security expert William J. Bratton to identify areas where the city ...
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Bourbon Street attack response hobbled by communication, intelligence gaps, emails show
Outside consultants have compiled Bourbon Street security recommendations, largely in secret. Emails offer a glimpse.
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NOPD Superintendent says pedestrian-only mall on Bourbon decision needs community input
IT COMES AS ONE OF THE BIG SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE TURNING BOURBON STREET INTO A PEDESTRIAN MALL FROM CANAL TO DO MAIN AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF BARRIERS OR GATES TO PREVENT VEHICLE RAMMING ATTACKS IN ...
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Most of Bourbon Street should be closed to cars following New Orleans truck attack, report recommends
The assessment found Bourbon Street is “extremely vulnerable to a vehicle ramming attack any time of year” and that such attacks remain a persistent security threat. The city’s staffing ...
Make Bourbon Street pedestrian-only and boost Mardi Gras security forever, report recommends
A third-party review urges creation of a pedestrian-only zone on Bourbon Street and permanent Mardi Gras threat status to ...