The gap between the formal security plan on paper and the reality on the ground is raising questions about how fully engaged city officials were in formulating, vetting and executing their agreed upon playbook for one of the busiest nights of the year in the French Quarter.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.

Two teen murder suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man in New Orleans East on New Year’s Day. While most of New Orleans was coming to grips with the Bourbon Street terror attack earlier that morning,

Many roadways were impassable, classes were canceled in local schools, and many businesses could not open as a winter storm essentially brought New Orleans to a standstill.

Victims of the Bourbon Street incident sue New Orleans for lack of safety barriers, seeking compensation for the tragedy