FBI Doesn’t Believe New Orleans Terrorist Acted Alone

January 1, 2025 Crime, Terrorism

The Associated Press reports:

The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism and said it does not believe the driver acted alone. An Islamic State group flag was found on the vehicle’s trailer hitch, the FBI said.

Guns and pipe bombs were also found in the vehicle, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press. The devices, which were concealed within coolers, were wired for remote detonation, the bulletin said, and a corresponding remote control was discovered inside the vehicle.

The FBI said other potential explosive devices were also located in the French Quarter. According to the intelligence bulletin, surveillance footage captured three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices.

CNN reports:

New Orleans officials said mechanical barricades that had been installed around Bourbon Street were not functioning and were being repaired ahead of the Super Bowl in February. In their place, police cars and other barriers were placed at parts of Bourbon Street, but the attacker drove onto the sidewalk to evade the barriers and slammed into crowds of people.

“This particular terrorist drove around onto the sidewalk and got around the hard target. We did have a car there, we had barriers there, we had officers there, and they still got around,” Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. She said police were aware the mechanical barricades, which she called “wedges,” did not work as intended and sometimes got stuck.

Louisiana Sen. Foghorn Leghorn was his usual grandstanding self at the press conference.



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