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of 5 Gov. Jeff Landry's administration is planning to open a temporary homeless shelter for 200 people following a state Supreme

The gap between the formal security plan on paper and the reality on the ground is raising questions about how fully engaged city officials were in formulating, vetting and executing their agreed upon playbook for one of the busiest nights of the year in the French Quarter. Without sufficient barriers blocking Bourbon Street, Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed a truck through three blocks, killing 14 and injuring dozens more.

The gap between the formal security plan on paper and the reality on the ground is raising questions about how fully engaged city officials were in formulating, vetting and executing their agreed upon playbook for one of the busiest nights of the year in the French Quarter. Without sufficient barriers blocking Bourbon Street, Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed a truck through three blocks, killing 14 and injuring dozens more.

Korban said there is typically a 10-to-1 ratio of snowfall inches to snow melt inches, meaning the enormous piles of snow building up around the city might only amount to a total of about an inch of water when it melts over the next couple days.

New Orleans officials on Tuesday warned residents they could be snowed in until Thursday as temperatures remain near freezing and a limited number of snow plows slowly clear major traffic arteries.

of 8 The New Orleans area began digging out from the worst snowfall to hit the region in more than a century on Wednesday, with

New Orleans officials on Wednesday urged residents to stay home one more day even as crews made steady progress to clear roads after a record snowfall.

The New Orleans tap water system is well on its way to recovering from a historic blizzard and multi-day deep freeze that slammed the city, but a boil water advisory for portions of New Orleans East will likely remain in effect at least until Saturday morning, according to Sewerage and Water Board Executive Director Ghassan Korban.

of 2 Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters Sandra Wilson retired this month after nearly two decades in the post, punctuated by a

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