Full on “#DeepState” rhetoric:

#Louisiana Sen #JohnKennedy speaking at the #NewOrleans #Terror Attack press conference:

“The federal government is now in charge of this investigation,” he stated, referencing the #FBI, #DHS, & #DOJ. “I told the Secretary of Homeland Security, with all the *respect I could muster*, that we expect the full force & resources of the federal government behind this investigation.”

#NOLA #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #US #NationalSecurity

#NewOrleans Canal & Bourbon Street attack death toll now at 15.

Press conference says #Law Enforcement does NOT believe Shamsud-Din Jabbar was working alone.

#NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

“#NewOrleans, which first installed bollards following other vehicular attacks around the globe, said it was now installing removable, stainless-steel bollards that can be securely locked behind each crosswalk.

“According to the city's website, the project is to be completed by late January, in time for the Feb. 9 NFL Super Bowl being played about a mile away at New Orleans' Superdome.”

#NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

“A 2017 report commissioned by the city noted that the #FrenchQuarter ‘is often densely packed w/pedestrians & represents an area where a mass casualty incident could occur.’

“The reported said the ‘area also presents a risk & target area for #terrorism that the #FBI has identified as a concern that the City must address.’”

#NewOrleans #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

“NOLA.com reported on Wednesday that an old barrier at the crosswalk of Canal & Bourbon streets was removed a few weeks ago & equipment for a replacement was in place. The newspaper quoted Bob Simms, who oversees security initiatives for the #FrenchQuarter Management District, saying the older barriers were ‘very ineffective.’”

#NewOrleans #NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #US #NationalSecurity

The driver in the #NewOrleans truck ramming in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people was identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-din Jabbar, a #US citizen from #Texas, according to the #FBI. An ISIS flag and weapons were found in the vehicle.

#NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #NationalSecurity
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/multiple-fatalities-truck-crashes-into-new-orleans-crowd-cbs-news-says-2025-01-01/

#US born citizen, Shamsud Din Jabbar, the suspect identified as the truck driver who plowed into groups of people on #NewOrleans' Bourbon Street, appeared to have an #ISIS flag on the vehicle, two senior law enforcement officials told NBC News.

#NOLA #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #HomegrownTerrorism #radicalization #extremism #NationalSecurity
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-new-orleans-car-drives-into-crowd-french-quarter-rcna185915/rcrd66124?canonicalCard=true