What Happened In New Orleans 2025. At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured in the early hours of new year’s day when a man drove a pickup truck into crowds in the french quarter of new orleans and then opened fire. And planting at least two improvised explosive devices, or ieds, authorities have said.

An orleans parish coroner van is seen on bourbon street during the investigation of a pickup truck crashing into pedestrians on bourbon street in front of the royal sonesta hotel in the french quarter in new orleans, wednesday, jan. ‘we are absolutely investigating any connectivity to what happened in new orleans as well as other attacks.