New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks at a press conference at the temporary New Orleans Police Department headquarters about a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter ...

After the attack on New Year's Day, the Biden Administration designated Mardi Gras a level one event, giving New Orleans ...

The SEAR-1 rating is granted based on national security importance. While New Orleans typically receives a SEAR-2 designation ...

As New Orleans kicks off its extravagant Carnival season this week, Louisiana is launching a new investigation into the New ...

Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that Mardi Gras has been upgraded to a SEAR-1 security event, a top rating given to events of ...

Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced during the Kings Day Celebration at Mardi Gras World ...

"Our mission remains on increased public safety," Cantrell said. "As we move towards hosting major events in the City of New Orleans." ...

Cantrell also said she had submitted a federal request for Mardi Gras to be upgraded in federal ... when a private security consulting firm warned in a 2019 report that the risk of terrorism ...

Mayor LaToya Cantrell has requested a federal "tactical expert" to review the city's security plans and assess ...