Debbie Elliott

There seemed to be this determination not to let a terrorist sap the city's culture. Darnell Sims is a drummer with the One Way Brass Band, and he told me it was important just to bring the street music back.

He wasn't the only one trying to spread the love. As the band was playing on bourbon, a man jogged down the street with a handmade flag that said love hoisted up on a fish pole.

He wasn't the only one trying to spread the love. As the band was playing on bourbon, a man jogged down the street with a handmade flag that said love hoisted up on a fish pole.

He wasn't the only one trying to spread the love. As the band was playing on bourbon, a man jogged down the street with a handmade flag that said love hoisted up on a fish pole.

Certainly people are shaken up, sadness, shock, and questions about why local officials haven't done more to make Bourbon Street less vulnerable to an attack like this. Kenzie Falk is a praline vendor who was pushing his cart along Canal. He says he's just trying to keep things going despite the uncertainty. As of right now, everything's at a standstill.

Certainly people are shaken up, sadness, shock, and questions about why local officials haven't done more to make Bourbon Street less vulnerable to an attack like this. Kenzie Falk is a praline vendor who was pushing his cart along Canal. He says he's just trying to keep things going despite the uncertainty. As of right now, everything's at a standstill.

Certainly people are shaken up, sadness, shock, and questions about why local officials haven't done more to make Bourbon Street less vulnerable to an attack like this. Kenzie Falk is a praline vendor who was pushing his cart along Canal. He says he's just trying to keep things going despite the uncertainty. As of right now, everything's at a standstill.

And what next are two more major national events, the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras here in New Orleans.

And what next are two more major national events, the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras here in New Orleans.

And what next are two more major national events, the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras here in New Orleans.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season had 18 named storms, 11 of them hurricanes, with five reaching major hurricane status, with winds topping 111 mph. Five hurricanes hit the U.S., including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which combined killed more than 200 people and caused billions of dollars of damage in Florida, North Carolina and other parts of the southeast.

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season had 18 named storms, 11 of them hurricanes, with five reaching major hurricane status, with winds topping 111 mph. Five hurricanes hit the U.S., including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which combined killed more than 200 people and caused billions of dollars of damage in Florida, North Carolina and other parts of the southeast.

Both were late season storms in a year that saw a record seven hurricanes form after September 25th. Debbie Elliott, NPR News. This is NPR.

Both were late season storms in a year that saw a record seven hurricanes form after September 25th. Debbie Elliott, NPR News. This is NPR.