New Orleans’s famed Bourbon Street tries to return to normalcy after attack

Tight security and makeshift memorials mark scene where 14 people were killed during New Year’s Day celebrations

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A sense of normalcy was returning to New Orleans as the city continued to deal with the aftermath of a lethal attack by the Islamic State-inspired military veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who killed 14 and wounded dozens before he was killed in a shootout with police.

The scene of the shocking mass murder – the Louisiana city’s famed Bourbon Street nightlife destination – reopened amid tight security.

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New Orleans attacker's brother on months before Bourbon Street terrorist attack

Shamsud-Din Jabbar's brother spoke to CBS News' Jason Allen about how his sibling changed in the months before the Bourbon Street attack in New Orleans where at least 14 people died.
CBS News - 1d
Brother of New Orleans attacker speaks out after Bourbon Street rampage

The brother of Shamsud-Din Jabbar said his older brother became more conservative, but says he didn't see any signs of radicalization before the attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day.
CBS News - 1d
Bourbon Street reopens to lighter crowds a day after New Orleans attack

Bourbon Street reopened on Thursday to a light crowd as tourists and locals veered away from the world-famous destination after an attacker plowed through crowds of revealers, killing more than a ...
NBC News - 2d
Security ramped up at Sugar Bowl in New Orleans after Bourbon Street attack

The postponed Sugar Bowl kicked off Thursday night in the New Orleans Superdome, about a mile from the deadly attack on Bourbon Street. Michelle Miller takes a look at the increased security for ...
CBS News - 2d
New details emerge in investigation into Bourbon Street truck attack in New Orleans

Authorities are still piecing together clues about the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that left 14 people dead just hours into the new year. Investigators now say they believe ...
CBS News - 2d
Bourbon Street reopens in New Orleans after deadly terrorist attack

Bourbon Street has reopened in New Orleans, Louisiana, after a man rammed a truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street. At least 14 people were killed and dozens were injured on New Year's Day. CBS News' ...
CBS News - 2d
Why the FBI Is Investigating the New Orleans Bourbon Street Truck Attack as Terrorism

An Islamic State terror group flag was found in the suspect’s vehicle, investigators said, as well as a bomb near the vehicle used in the attack.
The New York Times - 3d
Deadly New Orleans Attack on Bourbon Street: What We Know

A man drove a pickup truck into crowds celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in the early morning, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens.
The New York Times - 3d
New Orleans police briefs media on Bourbon Street attack

Police say attacker was trying to "run over as many people as he could".
BBC News - 4d

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