In a city of around 400,000 residents, Mardi Gras weekend can easily welcome over 1 million visitors from around the world. In addition to the Bourbon Street changes, the report highlights ...

“Bourbon Street is extremely vulnerable to a vehicle ... Though federal barriers were deployed during the final Mardi Gras weekend this year, the report warns those protections are temporary ...

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In the wake of the Bourbon Street terror attack, security consultants have recommended barring cars from New Orleans' iconic ...

Permanently closing Bourbon Street to traffic, requesting the highest federal threat rating for Mardi Gras each year and increasing barricades along Bourbon Street and parade routes are some of ...

Mardi Gras is here And security surrounding this year’s Fat Tuesday celebrations, marking the end of Carnival season in New Orleans, will be heightened following the deadly New Year’s Day ...

IT COMES AS ONE OF THE BIG SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE TURNING BOURBON STREET INTO A PEDESTRIAN ... the city's security plan for big events like Mardi Gras. According to the report, the city does not ...

Among the chief recommendations was to make Bourbon Street a pedestrian-only ... include having a federal SEAR-1 security rating for Mardi Gras every year, and establishing better communication ...

After the deadly New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street ... seek permanent top-tier federal risk rating, or SEAR 1, for Mardi Gras, which provides access to federal resources.