New Orleans leaders try to reassure tourists city is safe after attack

The Washington Post ^ | January 2, 2025 | Tim Craig, Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Danielle Paquette

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Reminds me of the mayor of Amity Island telling people they were safe from shark attack in the movie "Jaws."

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

what happened to the bollards?

weird

[EvilCapitalist]

Wherever there is islam, no one is safe.

[frank ballenger]

I hate to be so cynical but when they said yesterday the Sugar Bowl had been stopped and then later said it would go on today, I thought “They want to make money and they’ll hope nobody gets killed but the bosses figure it’s worth the risk to make that cash.”

They have no idea if the bumblers who set up a place for a driver to avoid the one squad car and simply move to the side and drive on the sidewalk unimpeded would somehow become competent leaders overnight.

[Bobalu]

[Fledermaus]

Other than Sen. Kennedy they all were liars and covering their butts.

[1Old Pro]

what happened to the bollards?

They broke and the money to repair them was transferred to woke welfare projects. Just like that states due with their highway funds.

[frank ballenger]

Leftover from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not——I have never seen Jaws. Heard the phrase we’re going to need a bigger boat, though.

[1Old Pro]

They have no idea if the bumblers who set up a place for a driver to avoid the one squad car and simply move to the side and drive on the sidewalk unimpeded would somehow become competent leaders overnight.

They just point fingers when they inevitably screw up due to incompetence.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

large solid cylindrical posts

they what? strolled off towards a Stone’s concert in Brighton?

[Bobalu]

We're gonna need a bigger false flag

[Opinionated Blowhard]

[1Old Pro]

Now what’s wrong with a “wing and a prayer” policing motto.

[frank ballenger]

LOL

Even I get it.

[dragnet2]

They said it was safe before the attack....All these people in New Orleans local government think of is tax money. More and more....

Pathetic!

[KarlInOhio]

Crinkle, crinkle, thump.

The sound of a Babylon Bee writer throwing away a fake headline idea after seeing it already used by the Washington Post.

[Rio]

We don’t need no steenkin’ bollards!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Heard the phrase we’re going to need a bigger boat, though.

And the immortal drunken words of boat captain Robert Shaw: "Here's to swimmin' with bowlegged wimmen."

[Texas resident]

No kidding. The Bee has some serious competition nowadays.

[T.B. Yoits]

Gotta keep the money flowing. It’s all about the Benjamins.