For a short stretch on Friday, the busy edge of Jackson Square turned into a crime scene-style quiet zone, as New Orleans police shut down part of Decatur Street and brought in the bomb squad to check out a suspicious item. The object was reported near Decatur and Saint Peter streets, right by Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Officers closed Decatur between Toulouse and Saint Ann while the item was examined, briefly interrupting traffic and foot travel in one of the city’s most tourist-heavy corridors. Authorities later cleared the scene and reported no injuries, as per WDSU.
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The New Orleans Police Department’s Bomb Squad responded and “followed standard protocol” while inspecting the item, and officers kept Decatur…..