NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A memorial installation called “Second Line in the Sky” now hangs over Bourbon Street as the city marks the first anniversary of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack.
The installation honors the 14 people who lost their lives in the attack. It features lights and flags, many printed with names and faces of the victims.
Crowds on Bourbon Street are walking under the memorial display, which will remain in place until January 18.
One year ago, hours after midnight, Shamsud Din Jabbar deliberately plowed a rented pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street. The heinous act claimed the lives of 14 people:
- Kareem Badawi, 18, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Martin “Tiger” Bech, 27, native of Louisiana living in New York City, and a former Princeton University football player
- Andrew “Drew” Dauphin, 26, of Montgomery, Alabama
- Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, 18, of Gulfport, Mississippi
- Billy DiMaio, 25, of Holmdel, New Jersey
- Hubert Gauthreaux, 21, of Louisiana
- Reggie Hunter, 37, a father of two from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Terrence “Terry” Kennedy, 63, a lifelong resident of New Orleans
- Nicole Perez, 27, a mother from Metairie, Louisiana
- Edward Pettifer, 31, a British national from Chelsea, London
- LaTasha Polk, 47, of New Orleans
- Brandon Taylor, 43, of Terrytown, Louisiana
- Matthew Tenedorio, 25, of Slidell, Louisiana
- Elliot Wilkinson, 40, of Lafayette, Louisiana
A heightened law enforcement presence is in full force on Bourbon Street ahead of tonight’s Sugar Bowl between Ole Miss and Georgia. 350 National Guard troops are patrolling from Canal to St. Ann Streets…