New Orleans City Council starts investigation of city's security before Bourbon Street attack

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Times-Picayune

The New Orleans City Council is investigating the Jan. 1 attack on Bourbon Street in which a driver plowed through crowds, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens.

A "local and state legislative committee" convened by the council will examine "the incident and its implications" for New Orleans' preparedness for future attacks, Council President Helena Moreno wrote in a letter to her colleague, JP Morrell, in a memo Friday morning which The Times-Picayune obtained. Morrell chairs the council's Governmental Affairs Committee.

This Committee will play a crucial role in assessing our current policies, enhancing security measures and ensuring we are adequately prepared to respond to any future threats," wrote Moreno, who is running for mayor.

The legislative probe adds to a massive law enforcement investigation underway into the attack, in which the FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, committed an act of alleged terrorism by swerving a Ford F-150 over a sidewalk and ripping down Bourbon Street on one of the busiest nights of the year.

Read more: https://www.nola.com/news/politics/council-investigation-security-bourbon-attack/article_e4227834-c9ff-11ef-9fd8-0b5f1ce19d8b.html

[IronLionZion]

1. Perp might have known the bollards were taken down for repairs

if he had inside information, it would be good to investigate how.