‘We’re in mourning, but thank you for coming:’ Attack fallout lingers as French Quarter workers welcome Super Bowl fans
Since the New Year’s violence, service workers across the French Quarter have navigated a strange dissonance, grappling with the emotional and financial fallout of an assault that hit so close to home while putting on a smile to do what they do so well: Show tourists a good time in a romanticized city that could live or die by their spending.
I went through French Quarter security ahead of the Super Bowl. Here's what it was like.
The music was pumping, the daiquiri machines were swirling and a few Chiefs and Eagles fans were hanging out on Bourbon, beads around their necks. But the reassuring sense of normalcy was interrupted by metal barriers,
From the French Quarter to the Superdome, a look at Super Bowl security after terror attack
About 2,000 law enforcement officers will monitor New Orleans this week with the Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs set for Sunday. The surge in security comes just one month after the New Year's terror attack on Bourbon Street.
The governor’s order does not apply to the Superdome, where the NFL and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are handling ...
Following a terror attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans’ French Quarter, city officials assure that security measures for ...
Following the New Year's terror attack, options are on the table to dramatically change how you maneuver down Bourbon Street.
An examination of visuals, witness accounts and city planning documents reveals that security lapses in New Orleans left crucial gaps on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day.
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