On some things, yes. Not on tactical planning. There was a police car blocking Bourbon Street. The

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On some things, yes. Not on tactical planning. There was a police car blocking Bourbon Street. The

Author: Frank L (61784 Posts - Joined: Sep 20, 2007)

Posted at 10:15 am on Jan 2, 2025

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guy drove around it on the sidewalk. He would have driven around the bollards as well. Sidewalk should have been better protected. I lived there for 3 years. Very familiar with that area. See the attached article.

Link: https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/new-orleans-attack/article_bfd3b3de-c88e-11ef-8988-e7b3788f1ce4.html

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"We had a plan but the terrorist defeated it"....NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick - ELP - 8:10am 1/2/25 (26) [View All]
- My first-hand account of the Bourbon Street/Canal Street intersection - MarkHarman - 10:57am 1/2/25
  - Did they not have the bollards up? If not, why not? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 11:53am 1/2/25
    - They were being repaired but even if they were operational it wouldn't have mattered - MarkHarman - 12:21pm 1/2/25
      - N.O. being N.O. I'd like to see the bids, the contract and the due by date. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 4:41pm 1/3/25
- This type of attack is nearly impossible to prevent. - iairishcheeks - 9:53am 1/2/25
  - Agree. Large pedestrian gatherings are inherently vulnerable. [NT] - Hensou - 11:25am 1/2/25
  - You are correct for a change. As the governor said, the guy could have just driven down the - Frank L - 10:28am 1/2/25
- She is the police chief. She is not an elected official. They certainly did have a tactical plan - Frank L - 9:37am 1/2/25
  - Most police chiefs are unelected reps doing the bidding of the elected mayor. - ELP - 10:01am 1/2/25
    - On some things, yes. Not on tactical planning. There was a police car blocking Bourbon Street. The [LINK] - Frank L - 10:15am 1/2/25
- When did you people decide common sense was worth giving up? - Quest4twelve - 9:19am 1/2/25
  - To me the authorities have one big issue. Why wasn’t the sidewalk that many vehicles can just drive - Frank L - 9:57am 1/2/25
    - With other cities becoming epicenters for NYE, they need to visit NY City and duplicate their - Quest4twelve - 10:39am 1/2/25
    - Use big dump trucks/city trucks to block off streets and sidewalks. I’ve seen them - MuskyTommy - 10:15am 1/2/25
      - They had a patrol car blocking the street. Guy used the sidewalk to drive around it. Sidewalk is the - Frank L - 10:17am 1/2/25
        US Rep Carter said there should have been a plan B using a tow truck. He’s right. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 10:31am 1/2/25
        Unless it also blocks both sidewalks he would just drive around it like he did the car. He also - Frank L - 10:43am 1/2/25
        Yea nothings 100 %. Very unfortunate [NT] - MuskyTommy - 11:11am 1/2/25
    - ADA Rules the world, I’m betting it had to do with path of travel. [NT] - Frankx - 10:11am 1/2/25
  - At least 15 people are dead so shut it. Questions will be asked whether you like it or not. [NT] - ELP - 9:34am 1/2/25
    - Questions are fair. Why wasn’t the sidewalk that the guy drove on barricaded some way? - Frank L - 9:44am 1/2/25
- let's face it, our government lets us down.a lot. Safety of the citizens takes a back seat to the p - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:36am 1/2/25
  - it's about time, as he leaves, this country should take a backseat to no one - cubsfanin16 - 2:34pm 1/2/25
- Some idjit posted “Indeed. What we deserve” yesterday. Does that apply in this instance? - TampaIrish - 8:19am 1/2/25
  - What does the New Orleans massacre have to do with Open Borders or do you like being wrong like - Quest4twelve - 9:20am 1/2/25
  - Most def [NT] - Frankx - 8:55am 1/2/25