On New Year’s Day 2025, a vehicle rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, killing at least 15 and injuring over 30. The suspect, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar—an Army veteran—died in a shootout with police. Investigators are examining a possible military connection between Jabbar and an unidentified suspect linked to a Tesla explosion in Las Vegas. Both incidents are being treated as potential terrorist acts, and both vehicles involved were rented from the same company. Amid heightened security, questions arose regarding safety barriers that were not yet completed. The Sugar Bowl college football game is still set to proceed in New Orleans.
