Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) declared a state of emergency early Wednesday morning, hours after a man drove his pickup truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
in press release A statement from Landry's office said the state of emergency “allows for the use of all available state resources in advance of the Sugar Bowl, Super Bowl I, and Mardi Gras.”
“From day one, my promise to the people of this state has been that I will not turn a blind eye,” Landry said in a statement. “We will not tolerate heinous criminal acts like this morning that weaken the spirit of Louisiana and destroy our way of life.”
Landry added that the administration “will not allow one of Louisiana's jewel cities” to “remain in this situation.”
“This state of emergency is necessary to ensure that every person, place, and street in the city of New Orleans is the safest in the world,” Landry added.
As Breitbart News' Christina Wong previously reported, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar as the suspect accused of driving a truck into a crowd in New Orleans. revealed that.
First, Nola.com reported Jabbar's identity is that he is a U.S. citizen from Texas. The FBI also confirmed that “Jabbar” was “carrying an ISIS flag on his truck.”
The FBI confirmed that Jabbar had an ISIS flag in his truck, and authorities said he was wearing military uniform. The FBI said a weapon and a potential IED were found in his car.
The attack reportedly left 15 people dead and 35 injured. According to WDSU 6 News.
