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Police report second Bourbon Street bomb scare in two weeks
Police say they were investigating another bomb scare on Bourbon Street in the evening hours of Friday, April 11.
New report pushes for permanent pedestrian-only Bourbon Street to boost Mardi Gras safety after terror attack
A new report urges changes to make Bourbon Street safer after a deadly New Year’s Day attack, including turning the New ...
Bourbon Street vehicle closure proposal generates concerns
Bratton’s report contains a long list of recommendations, but emerging as the most controversial is an idea to permanently ...
NOPD Superintendent says pedestrian-only mall on Bourbon decision needs community input
NOPJF, a nonprofit organization, contracted Teneo and security expert William J. Bratton to identify areas where the city ...
Make Bourbon Street pedestrian-only and boost Mardi Gras security forever, report recommends
A third-party review urges creation of a pedestrian-only zone on Bourbon Street and permanent Mardi Gras threat status to ...
New Orleans' Bourbon Street should be closed to traffic after deadly truck attack, security report recommends
A report recommends making Bourbon Street a pedestrian zone from Canal to Dumaine Street, approximately eight blocks, after ...
Most of Bourbon Street should be closed to cars following New Orleans truck attack, report recommends
Most of New Orleans’ Bourbon Street should be closed off to vehicles, creating a permanent pedestrian plaza, a report ...
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Michter’s 10-Year Bourbon Is Here and Aged Beyond the Label, as Always
Michter’s has been bottling its 10-year-old bourbon for a quarter-century, since the early days of its rebirth in Kentucky. (Originally based in Pennsylvania, the brand was defunct for several ...
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French Quarter Easter Parade route changed amid security changes following Bourbon St. terror attack
A major change to an iconic parade this upcoming Easter Sunday. The annual French Quarter Easter Parade honoring the late Chris Owens will roll on a new route.Organizers with the French Quarter ...
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FBI searching for suspect wanted in bank robbery in the Loop
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The FBI is searching for a suspect in a downtown Chicago bank robbery on Thursday. The robbery happened around 12:39 p.m. at the Citibank at 69 W. Washington St. in the Loop ...
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Pedestrian mall? Town hall Wednesday on Bourbon Street security after New Year’s tragedy
NEW ORLEANS — In the wake of the tragic January 1 terror attack on Bourbon Street that claimed 14 innocent lives and injured 35 others, New Orleans officials have ...