Bacchus Night Turns Bloody As Three Stabbings Rattle Mardi Gras Crowds

Three separate stabbings cut through the Mardi Gras revelry in New Orleans overnight Sunday, turning a packed Bacchus parade night into a long one for police. The attacks, reported within roughly five hours, unfolded on Bourbon Street, along the St. Charles Avenue parade route, and at a nearby intersection while thousands crowded the streets for the Krewe of Bacchus. Several victims were taken to local hospitals, although police said their conditions were not immediately available. The violence briefly disrupted celebrations and triggered an active police response that stretched into the early morning.

Where The Attacks Happened

According to the New Orleans Police Department, officers first found a man with a stab wound to his stomach in the 600…..

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS