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National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year’s a year after deadly attack
About 350 National Guard members will join over 800 law enforcement officials to secure New Orleans' French Quarter during New Year's and Mardi Gras after last year's deadly attack.
- A National Guard deployment in New Orleans, approved by President Trump, will start Tuesday to ensure security for New Year's celebrations following a deadly attack last year, according to officials.
- Approximately 142 Louisiana National Guard members will assist the New Orleans Police Department with road closures during the celebrations, according to the city's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
- More than 800 law enforcement officials will patrol New Orleans, closing off Bourbon Street to traffic and conducting bag searches, city officials said during a news conference.
- Landry has asked institutions across Louisiana to ring their bells 14 times at 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 4 in honor of those who lost their lives.
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Louisiana National Guard to assist with security for NYE, Sugar Bowl and Mardi Gras
NEW ORLEANS (CBS, KYMA) - The Louisiana National Guard will assist with security for New Year's Eve, the Sugar Bowl, and Mardi Gras, state officials announced this week. The deployment comes amid heightened security tied to the anniversary of an ISIS-linked terrorist attack, where on Jan. 1, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army sergeant radicalized by ISIS, drove a rented pick-up truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people. Gov. Jeff L…
‘A Temporary Solution to a Permanent Problem’: New Orleans Faces Security Reckoning a Year After Terror Attack
One year after a deadly truck attack, The Big Easy tightens its security plan with National Guard presence while facing renewed scrutiny over safety lapses.
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