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Yesterday — 6 January 2025Main stream

As Life Roars Back on Bourbon Street, Locals Question City’s Priorities

Bourbon Street is the lifeblood of the New Orleans tourist industry. But after an attack that killed 14, along with other recent violence, some people who work and live there wish for change.

© Emily Kask for The New York Times

A man drove a truck down Bourbon Street last week, killing and injuring dozens.
Before yesterdayMain stream

New Orleans Attacker Had Transmitter to Set Off Explosives, F.B.I. Says

Bomb-making materials were found at a short-term rental house, and the authorities said they had recovered a transmitter intended to set off explosives on the city’s famous Bourbon Street.

© Emily Kask for The New York Times

F.B.I. agents searched a short-term rental house where Shamsud-Din Jabbar had stayed.

New Orleans Releases Most Names of Victims Killed in Attack

Those who died after a man drove a pickup through the French Quarter highlighted the diverse mix of people who are drawn to the city.

© Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times

A memorial to the victims of the attack that killed at least 14 people in New Orleans.

New Orleans Attacker Most Likely Acted Alone, Officials Say

They also said they did not see a “definitive link” between the attack and an explosion at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, but cautioned that it’s too early to be sure.

© Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times

New Orleans hosted the Sugar Bowl, a college football game, at the Superdome a day after it was postponed because of the attack on the French Quarter.
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