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'Bragging about your steak dinner?': Fury as Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry posts photo of himself at New Orleans steakhouse while city mourns bloody terror attack that left 15 dead just hours earlier READ MORE: Officials say multiple people are involved in New Orleans attack By PERKIN AMALARAJ Published: 12:01, 2 January 2025 | Updated: 12:11, 2 January 2025 e-mail View comments Louisiana governor Jeff Landry is being severely criticized in the wake of the New Orleans terror attack, after he posted a cheery photo of himself at a steakhouse in the city hours after 15 were killed. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a US citizen born and raised in Texas drove an electric vehicle from Houston to Louisiana to carry out the deadly attack which killed 15 and left at least 35 injured. Landry, a Republican who has led the state as its governor since January 2024, posted a photo of himself giving a thumbs-up with several people outside the Bon Tob Prime Rib steakhouse, which is just 10 minutes away from the site of the 3am terror attack on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans' French Quarter.
He said in the 7pm post, referencing the Sugar Bowl college football game that was delayed in the wake of the terror attack: 'Ate dinner tonight in New Orleans. Proud to be a part of this incredibly resilient city. See everyone at the game tomorrow!' He said in a followup post at around 9pm: 'It’s important to understand that we have many visitors in the city of New Orleans right now.
Safety is our top priority and we want our guests and the world to know that Louisiana does not cower to radical islamic terrorists. 'Our restaurants and all New Orleans has to offer remain open for business!' This did not go down well with the city's inhabitants, who are still reeling from the devastating incident. One social media user accused him of being insensitive about the attack, saying: '15 people are dead in NOLA and you’re bragging about your steak dinner? FBI agents walk near the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.
S., January 1, 2025 People carry a dead body in a body bag on a stretcher near the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans Landry posted a photo of himself with several people outside the Bon Tob Prime Rib steakhouse Read More BREAKING NEWS Pictured: Las Vegas bomber who blew up Cybertruck outside Trump hotel Another said: 'Dude. Several of your constituents are no longer alive due to a terrorist attack and you thought going out to a steak house with friends and then posting about it was a good idea? Fire yourself.
' A third said: 'I am sorry but people are grieving tonight. You could have put out a different message that you were visiting with tourists and locals, instead, you posted a tone deaf picture. 'I was hoping you were better for Louisiana than your predecessors - this is awful.
' Shocking new surveillance footage obtained by Fox 8 showed Jabbar driving the white Ford F-150 Lightning EV down Canal Street. The truck turned on to Bourbon Street, maneuvered past a NOLA police department vehicle, then rammed into a crowd of pedestrians. After mowing down the revelers, he got out of the car and started shooting, before he was shot himself by police.
The ordeal is being probed as a terror attack. The EV truck is a particularly deadly weapon with its large height and weight and the ability to go from zero to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds.
New Orleans police said the mechanical barricades installed at the intersection were malfunctioning, and they placed other barriers and police cars at parts of Bourbon Street for the holiday. Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S citizen, drove a rental truck brandishing an ISIS flag into the crowd on Bourbon Street Wednesday morning, killing at least 15 people Fifteen people were killed and 35 others injured Jabbar drove a rented white Ford SUV into pedestrians ringing in 2025 in New Orleans' French Quarter Surveillance footage the New Orleans terror suspect maneuvered around the police barricade Jabbar drove the white Ford F-150 Lightning EV down Canal Street, turned on to Bourbon Street and maneuvered past a NOLA police department vehicle Read More Eagle-eyed viewers spot concerning feature during Biden's address to the nation 'We knew these were malfunctioning.
So we did indeed have a plan, but the terrorist defeated it,' Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. 'This particular terrorist drove around onto the sidewalk and got around the hard target. We did have a car there, we had barriers there, we had officers there, and they still got around.
' Officials confirmed Jabbar had attached an ISIS flag to the truck he used to plow through the crowd. 'An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations,' the FBI said. Jabbar - who the FBI believes did not work alone on the horrifying attack - grew up in Texas and served in the U.
S. Army. Guns and pipe bombs were also found in the vehicle, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press.
Officials confirmed Jabbar had attached an ISIS flag to the truck he used to plow through the crowd Read More BREAKING NEWS Cops make chilling connection between New Orleans terrorist and Trump hotel Cybertruck bomber The devices, which were concealed within coolers, were wired for remote detonation, the bulletin said, and a corresponding remote control was discovered inside the vehicle. The FBI said other potential explosive devices were also located in the French Quarter. According to the intelligence bulletin, surveillance footage captured three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices.
The electric vehicle was rented by Jabbar through the Turo app - a carsharing company - that is registered to a 42-year-old Houston man. Texas Louisiana Share or comment on this article: 'Bragging about your steak dinner?': Fury as Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry posts photo of himself at New Orleans steakhouse while city mourns bloody terror attack that left 15 dead just hours earlier e-mail Add comment.
