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Mayor LaToya Cantrell said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon:
“Bollards were not up because they are near completion, with the expectation of being completed before the Super Bowl,” she said.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said at the news conference that police were aware of the security issue and did “harden those target areas where the bollards” previously were with patrol cars and other measures.
“We did have a car there, we had barriers there, we had officers there, and they still got around,” she said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/malfunctioning-security-bollards-removed-bourbon-st-prior-new-orleans-rcna185940
New Orleans was replacing Bourbon Street bollards ahead of deadly terror attack
The City of New Orleans announced that the bollards on Bourbon Street were being replaced ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
The project, which began in November 2024, was slated to be completed "early 2025."
According to a statement on the city's website, the bollards on Bourbon Street were removed and expected to be replaced within a three to four-week window, depending on the phase of the project. The bollards were replaced with "temporary asphalt."
https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-bourbon-street-bollard-terror-attack/63316112
Projects
Bourbon Street Bollard Assessment & Replacement Project
The Department of Public Works has contracted Hard Rock Construction Co., LLC to remove and replace the current bollard system as part of the Bourbon Street Bollard Assessment & Replacement Project. Construction began in November 2024 and is scheduled to continue through February 2025, weather permitting. The project includes replacing old bollards with new removable stainless-steel bollards and sidewalk repairs at various locations.
The current bollards on Bourbon Street, from Canal Street to St. Ann Street, will be replaced with new removable stainless-steel bollards. These can be securely locked behind each crosswalk. Construction will focus on the first 60 feet of each block where the old bollards are. The road will be taken out and replaced to put in the new bollards.
https://nola.gov/next/public-works/projects/bourbon-street-bollard-assessment-replacement-project/
Dept. of Public Works Construction Update: December 10, 2024
Bourbon Street Bollard Assessment & Replacement Project
Status: Work began on Monday, November 18 and is expected to continue through January 2025. Bollard removal and replacement is being performed in phases (sequences), with work occurring on both sides of each cross street without closing intersections to vehicular traffic. Each phase is expected to last a maximum of 3-4 weeks. This week crews will continue work on Bourbon St. at Conti St. and at Bourbon St. at Orleans St.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/LANOLA/bulletins/3c689b0