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New Orleans Gets Creative With Blizzard Cleanup

They cleaned up like they did after Mardi Gras

(Newser) - Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were removing snow the same way they remove trash, drink cups, and plastic beads after Mardi Gras, the AP reports. Temperatures were gradually rising...

Victim in New Orleans Attack Linked to British Royals

Tiggy Legge-Bourke's stepson was among those killed

(Newser) - Among the 14 people killed in the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans was a man with links to the British royals. Edward Pettifer, 31, is the stepson of Tiggy Legge-Bourke, who served as the "beloved" nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry from 1993...

New Orleans Attacker Had Explosives Transmitter: FBI

Authorities say Shamsud-Din Jabbar planted two bombs on Bourbon Street

(Newser) - Investigators believe the man who killed 14 people in an apparent terrorist attack in New Orleans planned even more devastation. NBC News reports the FBI and ATF said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who plowed a pickup truck through a crowded street early New Year's Day, also planned to use a...

Protective Posts Weren't in Place on Bourbon Street

Vehicle bollards are being replaced ahead of the Super Bowl

(Newser) - Possibly adding to the New Year's tragedy in New Orleans was the fact that vehicle bollards, the protective posts that often line pedestrian areas to block vehicles from accessing them, were not in place when a driver plowed into a crowd of revelers , killing 15. According to the Washington ...

New Orleans Suspect Altered His Plan

Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly described initial plan to kill his family in Facebook video

(Newser) - The suspect who drove into a crowd of people in New Orleans, killing 15 and injuring at least 35 others, described his plans in videos recorded as he drove to Louisiana from his home in Texas, CNN reports. Shamsud-Din Jabbar reportedly discusses dreams that inspired him to join the Islamic...

Authorities Investigate Possible New Orleans, Vegas Link

NBC reports authorities looking into whether suspects had a military connection

(Newser) - As twin investigations continue into Wednesday's truck attack in New Orleans and the detonation of a Tesla in Las Vegas, NBC News reports that authorities are investigating whether the suspects in both cases have a military connection. However, authorities stress it's too early to draw any conclusions about...

Aspiring Nurse, Single Mom Among the Dead in New Orleans

Families of some victims have come forward to identify them

(Newser) - While officials have not yet released the identities of the 15 people killed in a devastating New Year's truck attack in New Orleans , families have started coming forward to mourn those lost in the Wednesday morning tragedy, the AP reports. The victims revealed so far, per the AP, ABC...

FBI Looks for Accomplices in New Orleans Attack
FBI: New Orleans Driver
Didn't Act Alone
updated
Jan 1, 2025 5:05 PM CST

FBI: New Orleans Driver Didn't Act Alone

Death toll rises to 15 in attack in French Quarter

(Newser) - An FBI official said Wednesday afternoon that investigators do not believe that the man who drove into a New Orleans crowd was "solely responsible" for the crime. The coroner's office reported that the death toll in the attack has reached at least 15, per CNN . Officials said three...

Report: New Orleans Attacker Had ISIS Flag
FBI Names
New Orleans Attacker
UPDATED
Jan 1, 2025 12:40 PM CST

FBI Names New Orleans Attacker

Shamsud Din Jabbar had ISIS flag in vehicle

(Newser) - The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans' French Quarter in the early hours of New Year's Day had an ISIS flag in the vehicle, the FBI said in a statement Wednesday. The FBI named the attacker as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, a...

Report: Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Dead
Suspect in
New Orleans
Attack Is Dead
UPDATED
Jan 1, 2025 8:58 AM CST

Suspect in New Orleans Attack Is Dead

FBI confirms suspect was shot in a firefight with police

(Newser) - The suspect who drove into a Bourbon Street crowd , killing 10 people and injuring dozens more, was killed in a firefight with police, the FBI confirmed in a statement Wednesday. "The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working with our partners to investigate this as...

'Mass Casualty Incident' Reported on Bourbon Street

10 said to be dead after car reportedly drives into crowd

(Newser) - Tragedy in New Orleans on the first day of 2025: CNN reports 10 people were killed and 30 more injured after a vehicle drove into a Bourbon Street crowd around 3:15am on Wednesday. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has called it "a terrorist attack," though CBS News...

Priest, 93, Gets Life for Raping Teen Decades Ago

Lawrence Hecker's victim reported the attack decades ago, but he wasn't believed

(Newser) - A judge sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest Wednesday to spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a teenage boy decades ago. Lawrence Hecker had pleaded guilty to charges including first-degree rape and aggravated kidnapping moments before jury selection was scheduled to begin in his trial this...

NOLA's 'Most Notorious Fugitive' Is On the Run Again

Scrim the Westie has escaped multiple times from his keepers over the past year

(Newser) - He's popped up on "Most Wanted" posters around New Orleans, and locals have been on the lookout for him for months on end. Scrim, the dog that the Washington Post calls the "stray Houdini" and "arguably the Big Easy's most notorious fugitive" has especially frustrated...

The Most Fun City in America
The Most Fun City in America
Dec 2, 2024 11:53 AM CST

The Most Fun City in America

Las Vegas wins top honor from WalletHub, while Hawaii's Pearl City is dubbed least fun

(Newser) - If you're heading into 2025 with an eye for some affordable fun, WalletHub has broken down which American cities are your best bet. The site looked at 182 of the most populated cities in the country, using more than five dozen metrics in three main categories: entertainment and recreation...

2 Killed, 10 Hurt in Shootings Along New Orleans Parade Route

Thousands were in attendance at Sunday event

(Newser) - Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route and celebration attended by thousands on Sunday, authorities said. There were no immediate arrests, the AP reports. Officers responding to reports of gunfire shortly after 3:30pm on an avenue in...

Theme Park Devastated by Katrina Is Finally Coming Down

Former Six Flags amusement park is being demolished

(Newser) - New Orleans' former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down, the AP reports. Demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site of the decaying complex of carnival rides and buildings that became a symbol of the 2005 storm's enduring...

Amid Massive New Orleans Flooding, a Dramatic Rescue

Nurse pulls truck driver from truck as Hurricane Francine wreaks havoc on Louisiana

(Newser) - Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, leaving almost 400,000 homes without power and causing major flooding in New Orleans and other areas. Miles Crawford, an ER nurse at the city's University Medical Center, rescued a man who had driven his pickup trick into floodwaters...

New Orleans Is Under Hurricane Watch

Francine is now a hurricane

(Newser) - Tropical Storm Francine became Hurricane Francine over the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday evening as its course shifted eastward, putting New Orleans under hurricane watch. The storm is expected to make landfall in Louisiana Wednesday afternoon or evening but forecaster say it will likely hit as a Category 1 hurricane, not...

Barkley Rewards School After Pythagorean Theorem Victory

Two New Orleans students joined mathematics record book

(Newser) - Charles Barkley was as impressed as anybody that two high school seniors in Louisiana became the second and third people in the 2,000-year history of the Pythagorean theorem to solve it using trigonometry. So after seeing their story on CBS' 60 Minutes in May, the basketball great promised to...

This Snack at NOLA Venue May Make You Squeamish

New Orleans' Audubon Insectarium is serving up cicadas at its 'Bug Appetit' cafe

(Newser) - As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it's worth noting that they're not just annoying, noisy pests—if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat. Blocks away from such French Quarter fine-dining stalwarts as Antoine's and Brennan'...

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