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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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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 ...
Exclusive: Bourbon Street pedestrian mall proposed after Jan. 1 deadly attack, security report says
Turning the first eight blocks of Bourbon Street into a permanent pedestrian mall is one of the key recommendations contained ...