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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Bourbon Street should be permanently closed to traffic, security consultants say
Consultants hired to help New Orleans shore up its security after the Bourbon Street attack say the city should take these ...
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Will Bourbon Street go pedestrian only? Here are next steps, according to Anne Kirkpatrick
NOPD Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said a decision on a consultants' recommendation for securing New Orleans must come from ...
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 should be closed to traffic, security report recommends
A security review commissioned in the wake of the deadly New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans recommends closing off a majority of the ...
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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 ...