A civil lawsuit has been filed against New Orleans city officials, law enforcement, and contractors, alleging negligence in the Bourbon Street terror attack

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KALB/WVUE) - A civil lawsuit has been filed against New Orleans officials and contractors for their alleged roles in the New Year’s Day terror attack that left 14 dead and dozens injured on Bourbon Street.

Ice chests and backpack coolers will not be allowed inside the zone. People are also discouraged from bringing standard backpacks, large purses, suitcases, fanny packs, large shopping bags and camera bags into the area. Any bags larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches – roughly the size of a clutch purse – will be subject to search, Landry said.

A news conference was held by Maples & Connick and Romanucci & Blandin announcing the civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish.

As crews installed temporary barriers in the French Quarter ahead of the Super Bowl, one month after a Texas man plowed past the defenses on the city's most famous street

Loved ones gathered to lay New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack victim to rest in Treme. On Wednesday, Latasha Polk, the last victim identified in the Bourbon Street terror attack, was laid to rest. Her family held a funeral for her at Charbonnet Funeral Home in the 6th Ward. It was followed by a second line through the area.

Shock and grief have given way to finger-pointing over whether additional security could have stopped — or mitigated — the recent attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.

Additionally, many New Orleans residents have ventured out into the cold to observe a snow-covered Bourbon Street. An Extreme Cold Warning for Southeast Louisiana will remain in-effect from 6 p.m. on Tuesday until 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Severe weather ...

Police in New Orleans are increasing security measures as the city gears up to host the upcoming Super Bowl nearly a month after a deadly New Year’s Day terror attack. In a release Tuesday,

People that are coming into New Orleans are going to be looking for security” in the aftermath of the New Year’s attack, the NFL’s Cathy Lanier says.

More than a dozen people were killed after police said a man drove a truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day.