New Orleans City Councilmember Helena Moreno speaks on why the Bourbon Street safety bollards were not in place at the time of the attack.
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Bourbon Street barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced
City officials have not confirmed whether the intersection where the pickup sped through was actively under construction or if the replacement project created a vulnerability.
New Orleans was replacing street barriers at time of truck attack
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the „bollards were not up because they are near completion“ with the plan of being in place before the Feb. 9 NFL Super Bowl, which will be played about a mile from Bourbon Street at the Superdome stadium. The city was able to fund the replacement bollards as part of its Super Bowl infrastructure plan.
Kirkpatrick said the police vehicle „was where all of those bollards had been…. In this particular case, the terrorist just went all the way around up onto the sidewalk.“