New Orleans officials counter claims terrorist attack could’ve been avoided

Officials in New Orleans, Louisiana, have been responding to questions on whether measures could have been taken to prevent an act of terrorism that killed 14 people and injured 35 on New Year’s Day.

According to a New York Times report, city officials were warned in 2019 that Bourbon Street, a historic street in the French Quarter where the attack took place, was vulnerable to a “vehicular ramming” attack. The officials were told that the bollards designed to block vehicles from entering Bourbon Street did “not appear to work.” 

Vehicle-resistant bollards are typically in place during busy nights at the corner of Bourbon and Canal Streets to prevent drivers from driving on Bourbon Street. Louisiana law allows for the open consumption of alcohol on the

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