With New Orleans expecting more than a million visitors for its annual Mardi Gras festival this week, the city is asking for federal help to ensure there is not a repeat of the deadly attack that left at least 14 pedestrians dead and more than 30 injured when a man plowed a vehicle into a crowd on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day.
After the attack was originally investigated as a potential terrorist attack, the FBI said the suspect appeared to have acted alone, despite his ties to ISIS.
When President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden travel to New Orleans on Jan. 6 to mourn with families and community leaders, they will listen to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other city officials about what the federal government can do to potentially increase security levels for the world-famous event….