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Bourbon Street reopened Thursday to a light crowd as tourists and locals veered away from the world-famous destination after an attacker plowed through crowds of revealers, killing more than a dozen people on New Year’s Day.

A day after a Texas man’s attack killed 14, Bourbon Street reopened for Sugar Bowl fans under heavy security. The FBI released new surveillance images of the suspect and a cooler containing an IED.

The FBI identified the attacker as a Texas Army veteran and confirmed he acted alone. Surveillance footage is shedding light on his actions leading up to the deadly attack.

Hours after a man drove through the French Quarter on New Year’s Day, killing 14 people, authorities implemented enhanced security measures citywide.

Thirty-six hours after a man drove into New Year’s Day revelers and opened fire, the Big Easy began to buzz back to life.

The court-authorized search began Wednesday afternoon on the 1200 block of Crescent Peak Drive in Northeast Houston.

Law enforcement says trucks used in attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas were rented through Turo, a car-sharing app popular across the U.S., including North Texas. NBC 5’s Diana Zoga explains how it operates.

The FBI is searching the Houston home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a former Army staff sergeant and Afghanistan veteran, killed in a firefight with police after an attack. Investigators continue to piece together his history and potential motives.

The Cotton Bowl remains on schedule at AT&T Stadium. Arlington Police say they know of no threats to the game at this time.

New Orleans had access to effective anti-vehicle barriers ahead of the Bourbon Street attack on New Year’s Eve revelers that killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, but the city did not deploy those barriers until a day after the carnage unfolded, and the head of the local police department said she had been unaware of them. 

Notre Dame and Georgia fans packed the Superdome amid heightened safety measures. NBC5’s Allie Spillyards spoke with fans, including a Frisco family, about the extra precautions.

The mother of one of the 14 people killed in a terrorist attack in New Orleans says her son Tiger lived his greatest life and visited so many loved ones in the last week it was almost like he was on a farewell tour.

Law enforcement has said the trucks used in the attack in New Orleans and the explosion in Las Vegas were each borrowed through the Turo app. Here’s what we know about the peer-to-peer car-sharing platform.

A moment of silence was held Thursday before the Georgia-Notre Dame Sugar Bowl to honor the victims and those impacted in the New Orleans attack.

FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said the man who drove into a crowd of people in New Orleans posted videos online hours before the shooting that detailed a plan to commit another attack on his family.

According to the FBI, the attack in New Orleans was an act of terrorism. NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us about the ongoing investigation.

NBC 5’s Larry Collins and Allie Spillyards tell us about the ongoing investigation and what we know about the victims.

Here’s what we know about the victims of the New Orleans attack and their connections to North Texas. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

The potential link was just one thread being pulled by officials a day after 15 people were killed when a man plowed a pickup truck through New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans.

Tiger Bech, 27, a former Princeton football player and brother of TCU wide receiver Jack Bech, was among the victims killed in the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street. His Louisiana community gathered to honor his memory. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has more.