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New Orleans on alert as it marks one year since the New Year's Day attack

By Drew Hawkins,

Mary Louise Kelly

Published December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM CST

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Extra security will be in place tonight in New Orleans as the city marks the anniversary of last year's New Year's Day attack. Drew Hawkins of the Gulf States Newsroom reports.

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Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.