Vehicle slams into crowd on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, killing at least 10 people

At least 10 people were killed early Wednesday when a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The popular tourist district would have been busy in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into a crowd on Bourbon Street at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire.

The City of New Orleans said in a statement posted online that 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries and 10 people were confirmed dead.

Weis saw multiple people on the ground being treated for injuries near the intersection of Bourbon and Canal Streets.

Police tape and emergency responders are seen on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, early on Jan. 1, 2025, after a vehicle reportedly slammed into a crowed in the French Quarter, causing multiple casualties.

CBS News/Kati Weis

A New Orleans Police Department spokesperson told CBS News “initial reports show a car may have plowed into a group of people. Injuries are unknown but there are reported fatalities.”

This breaking news story will be updated.

Tucker Reals

Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com’s foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London.

Vehicle slams into crowd on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, killing at least 10 people

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