Louisiana State Police and local New Orleans agencies blocked the French Quarter's Bourbon Street as well as its intersection with Canal Street. Multiple explosive devices were found in the area and rendered safe. (Photos by Wade Cheek/CNI News Service)
Four hundred officers have responded in relief to the recent attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 15 people and injured dozens more on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 1. (Photos by Wade Cheek/CNI News Service)
New Orleans Police Department along with other agencies are involved in an ongoing investigation regarding the attack that killed 15 people and injured dozens more on Bourbon Street on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 2. (Photos by Wade Cheek/CNI News Service)
A Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office emergency vehicle acts as a barrier at the Bourbon Street-Canal Street intersection to keep people away from the crime scene. (Photos by Wade Cheek/CNI News Service)
By Wade Cheek
CNI News Service
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