New Year's Day Terror Attacks Kill 15

Olivia Dunne and her boyfriend Paul Skenes were in New Orleans celebrating New Year's Eve just hours before a terror attack on Bourbon Street that resulted in 15 fatalities and 35 injuries. The attacker, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din-Jabbar, drove a truck into a crowded area and subsequently engaged in a shootout with police. Dunne shared images from their night out, including one showing a packed Bourbon Street, shortly before the tragedy unfolded. The incident has been classified as an act of terrorism by the FBI, which discovered explosives and an ISIS flag in the attacker’s vehicle. Following the attack, the Allstate Sugar Bowl game scheduled for January 1 was postponed, impacting thousands of fans in the city. Witness accounts highlighted the chaos as the vehicle struck pedestrians, marking a grim start to the New Year in New Orleans.