More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.
The suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens on New Orleans' Bourbon street on New Year's had traveled to Egypt in 2023 for about a month.
The scaffolding is already being set up for the inauguration events next week for new Gov. Josh Stein with safety and security top of mind.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint intelligence bulletin warning that copycats seeking to emulate the attack in New Orleans.
There are no known threats to the state funeral for Carter, but it is an attractive target "for violent extremists to attack," according to a new security assessment.
"Thinking about how egregiously the two individuals who perpetrated these heinous crimes abused our platform, I'm outraged... We do not believe these two individuals would have been flagged by anyone."
