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Fox News
10-04-2025
- Fox News
New report pushes for permanent pedestrian-only Bourbon Street to boost Mardi Gras safety after terror attack
New Orleans' most famous street could soon see sweeping changes if city leaders follow through on bold new safety recommendations after a New Year's Day attack that killed 14 and injured dozens. On Monday, the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation (NOPJF) released a statement about a major safety review conducted by Teneo Risk, a global security firm led by former NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton. The report is blunt. Bourbon Street is dangerously vulnerable, and unless big changes are made, the city remains exposed to future attacks. At the top of the list? Turning Bourbon Street into a permanent pedestrian zone. According to the report, vehicles pose a serious threat to the crowds that gather daily in the French Quarter. SAINTS LEGEND DREW BREES AMONG MANY PRAISING INCREASED SAFETY MEASURES AT SUPER BOWL LIX The current layout of Bourbon Street makes it easy for a vehicle-ramming attack to happen again. The report recommends a hard perimeter setup that would only allow emergency vehicles, deliveries and hotel drop-offs at certain times. According to the report, "Bourbon Street is extremely vulnerable to a vehicle ramming attack any time of year," citing narrow sidewalks, frequent pedestrian spillover into the street and a lack of permanent protective barriers. The firm also said the Department of Homeland Security's "SEAR 1" rating, given to Mardi Gras 2025 for the first time, should be made permanent. That rating brought more federal resources to New Orleans this year, including extra security equipment and personnel. The report claims those resources were essential to protecting the public and should be in place every a city of around 400,000 residents, Mardi Gras weekend can easily welcome over 1 million visitors from around the GENERAL PAM BONDI TO TRAVEL TO NEW ORLEANS TO SURVEY SUPER BOWL LIX SECURITY In addition to the Bourbon Street changes, the report highlights weaknesses in emergency response access, officer staffing, coordination between agencies and the city's intelligence capabilities. Teneo found intelligence gathering by the New Orleans Police Department remains mostly reactive and lacks advanced tools and formal coordination protocols. The report was based on extensive research, including site visits, document reviews and interviews with city officials, law enforcement and community members. Teneo observed security operations firsthand during the 2025 Super Bowl and Mardi Gras 2025 and used those events to evaluate real-time vulnerabilities. While the proposal for a permanent pedestrian zone could raise concerns of residents and business owners, Teneo said the change is the best way to protect pedestrians and prevent another attack. The report explains that any other alternative would still leave parts of Bourbon Street HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe NOPJF said in its statement, "We Have Not Forgotten," and it seeks to honor the victims of the Bourbon Street attack in its findings.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pam Bondi issues new warning to far-left Democrat over 'dangerous' rhetoric toward Elon Musk, Ted Cruz
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday that Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is "threatening lives" with her rhetoric against DOGE head Elon Musk after left-wing activists targeted Tesla dealerships. Bondi told host Sean Hannity that the Texas Democrat should apologize or face censure by the House. Media, Dems Celebrate Tesla Woes As Anger Over Elon Musk's Role In Trump Admin Continues PAM BONDI: After she said that about Elon, she said, 'well, I didn't mean violence,' but however, your words have consequences. And what happened after she said that about Elon Musk? She's a Texan in her own home state after she said that this morning, three explosive devices were found in Austin, Texas. So she needs to unequivocally denounce the violence. She must apologize immediately, not only to all Texans, but to our country, to the American shareholders of Tesla, because she is promoting violence. And then you showed the clip of what she said about Senator Cruz. I believe she probably will be censured by Congress for saying that. People don't learn. She's using her public persona, her public platform to increase her followers, to increase her significance. And she is threatening lives, safety. When she did this at Tesla, people's lives are in danger. This is America. We're in a free country, and she's yet encouraging this violence in our country. Think of all the lives that could have been jeopardized in Texas just today by her words and what she's done, but she didn't stop with that. She continued on with Senator Cruz. She has to apologize immediately and denounce the violence. The attorney general continued her criticism of Crockett's rhetoric, telling "Hannity" that the lawmaker is calling for "further insurrection" despite being previously warned to "tread very carefully." PAM BONDI: It's interesting that these people wrap themselves in the First Amendment, but they hate Elon Musk because he's practicing the First Amendment and … But again, words have consequences. And she does need to tread very carefully. We don't know what else she's saying, what else she's doing. But she needs to immediately apologize and denounce this because, even in her home state, violence is happening after she made these statements. It's dangerous. She has to know it's dangerous, and she's calling for further insurrection on her birthday this weekend. Crockett came under fire last week for saying during a "Tesla Takedown" online call that, "all I want to see happen on my birthday is for Elon to be taken down." Read On The Fox News App This comes amid a spate of violent attacks, vandalism and doxxing against Tesla owners and workers. Incendiary Devices Located At Tesla Dealership, Austin Police Say After several vehicles at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas were set ablaze last week, FBI Las Vegas Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans told reporters that the incident "certainly has some of the hallmarks" of a terrorist attack, but that it was still too early to say for sure. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is currently investigating the incident. In response to an interviewer's question about how Democrats can win elections specifically in the red state of Texas, Crockett said, "I think that you punch, I think you punch, I think you OK with punching." "It's Ted Cruz," she went on. "I mean, like this dude has to be knocked over the head, like hard, right? Like there is no niceties with him, like at all. Like you go clean off on him." Responding to the clip, the White House's "rapid response" X account called Crockett "another unhinged Democrat inciting violence." Crockett has said that her calls to action are "nonviolent" and are about figuratively "fighting" for democracy. Fox News' Peter Pinedo contributed to this article source: Pam Bondi issues new warning to far-left Democrat over 'dangerous' rhetoric toward Elon Musk, Ted Cruz
Fox News
25-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Pam Bondi issues new warning to far-left Democrat over 'dangerous' rhetoric toward Elon Musk, Ted Cruz
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday that Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is "threatening lives" with her rhetoric against DOGE head Elon Musk after left-wing activists targeted Tesla dealerships. Bondi told host Sean Hannity that the Texas Democrat should apologize or face censure by the House. PAM BONDI: After she said that about Elon, she said, 'well, I didn't mean violence,' but however, your words have consequences. And what happened after she said that about Elon Musk? She's a Texan in her own home state after she said that this morning, three explosive devices were found in Austin, Texas. So she needs to unequivocally denounce the violence. She must apologize immediately, not only to all Texans, but to our country, to the American shareholders of Tesla, because she is promoting violence. And then you showed the clip of what she said about Senator Cruz. I believe she probably will be censured by Congress for saying that. People don't learn. She's using her public persona, her public platform to increase her followers, to increase her significance. And she is threatening lives, safety. When she did this at Tesla, people's lives are in danger. This is America. We're in a free country, and she's yet encouraging this violence in our country. Think of all the lives that could have been jeopardized in Texas just today by her words and what she's done, but she didn't stop with that. She continued on with Senator Cruz. She has to apologize immediately and denounce the violence. The attorney general continued her criticism of Crockett's rhetoric, telling "Hannity" that the lawmaker is calling for "further insurrection" despite being previously warned to "tread very carefully." PAM BONDI: It's interesting that these people wrap themselves in the First Amendment, but they hate Elon Musk because he's practicing the First Amendment and … But again, words have consequences. And she does need to tread very carefully. We don't know what else she's saying, what else she's doing. But she needs to immediately apologize and denounce this because, even in her home state, violence is happening after she made these statements. It's dangerous. She has to know it's dangerous, and she's calling for further insurrection on her birthday this weekend. Crockett came under fire last week for saying during a "Tesla Takedown" online call that, "all I want to see happen on my birthday is for Elon to be taken down." This comes amid a spate of violent attacks, vandalism and doxxing against Tesla owners and workers. After several vehicles at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas were set ablaze last week, FBI Las Vegas Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans told reporters that the incident "certainly has some of the hallmarks" of a terrorist attack, but that it was still too early to say for sure. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is currently investigating the incident. In response to an interviewer's question about how Democrats can win elections specifically in the red state of Texas, Crockett said, "I think that you punch, I think you punch, I think you OK with punching." "It's Ted Cruz," she went on. "I mean, like this dude has to be knocked over the head, like hard, right? Like there is no niceties with him, like at all. Like you go clean off on him." Responding to the clip, the White House's "rapid response" X account called Crockett "another unhinged Democrat inciting violence." Crockett has said that her calls to action are "nonviolent" and are about figuratively "fighting" for democracy.
