{"id":2386236,"date":"2025-01-03T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-officials-counter-claims-terrorist-attack-couldve-been-avoided-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T17:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:05:29","slug":"new-orleans-officials-counter-claims-terrorist-attack-couldve-been-avoided-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-officials-counter-claims-terrorist-attack-couldve-been-avoided-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans officials counter claims terrorist attack could\u2019ve been avoided &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-orleans-officials-counter-claims-terrorist-attack-couldve-been-avoided-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-partners-drag-queen-with-kermit-the-frog-to-host-lgbtq-pride-concert\/\" title=\"Disney Partners Drag Queen With Kermit The Frog To Host LGBTQ Pride Concert\">content appears<\/a> to be from a webpage that \u2062includes a &#8220;Read more&#8221; section\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">outlines features related<\/a> to mobile navigation and\u200d search functionality. 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The structure of the webpage \u2064seems designed to enhance the user&#8217;s\u200c browsing experience on\u2063 mobile devices, incorporating dropdown menus and \u2064search options.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New Orleans officials counter claims terrorist attack could&rsquo;ve been avoided<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927264\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Officials in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New Orleans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Louisiana<\/a>, have been responding to questions on whether measures could have been taken to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3273742\/10-dead-and-dozens-injured-in-new-orleans-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">an act of terrorism <\/a>that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3274463\/what-we-know-victims-new-orleans-terrorist-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">killed<\/a> 14 people and injured 35 on New Year&rsquo;s Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to a <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/02\/us\/new-orleans-security-truck-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcs-hotel-harrington-closes-for-january-6-pro-trump-march-after-pressure-over-proud-boys\/\" title=\"DC\u2019s Hotel Harrington Closes for January 6 Pro-Trump March After Pressure Over Proud Boys\">city officials<\/a> were warned in 2019 that Bourbon Street, a historic street in the French Quarter where the attack took place, was vulnerable to a &ldquo;vehicular ramming&rdquo; attack. The officials were told that the bollards designed to block vehicles from entering Bourbon Street did &ldquo;not appear to work.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vehicle-resistant bollards are typically in place during busy nights at the corner of Bourbon and Canal Streets to prevent drivers from driving on Bourbon Street. Louisiana law allows for the open consumption of alcohol on the streets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle-resistant bollards, however, have been under construction as the city prepares to host the Super Bowl this February. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said that while the bollards were installed around 10 years ago, they have not been widely used because they were damaged by debris, including Mardi Gras beads.<\/p>\n<p>However, officials in New Orleans have not blamed city planning for the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This type of event can happen in any city, and that&rsquo;s the tragedy of it,&rdquo; Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3274137\/jeff-landry-dismisses-safety-concerns-sugar-bowl-terrorist-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick pushed back on a reporter from Britain&rsquo;s <em>Sky News<\/em>, which said the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-packing-democrats-would-turn-america-into-venezuela\/\" title=\"Court-Packing Democrats Would Turn America Into Venezuela\">plan &#038;ldquo<\/a>;allowed an attacker to drive into a crowd.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I take exception to that,&rdquo; she replied. &ldquo;But if you were experienced with terrorism, you would not be asking that question.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police have also said there was no way to anticipate that the attacker would jump onto the Bourbon Street sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t something that we expected to account for,&rdquo; said Capt. 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