Making sense of the NOLA terrorist attacker’s motive

Police, ATF, and FBI agents are outside a house where a fire occurred on Mandeville Street, which is connected to the mass casualty Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 2, 2025. Bomb-making materials are found inside the residence.

Police, ATF, and FBI agents are outside a house where a fire occurred on Mandeville Street, which is connected to the mass casualty Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 2, 2025. Bomb-making materials are found inside the residence. Photo by Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto

On New Year’s Day, a former Army veteran drove a car into a crowd on Bourbon Street, and opened fire on civilians and law enforcement. He had shown sympathies with ISIS.

Credits

Guest:

  • Juliette Kayyem - former assistant secretary for homeland security under President Barack Obama, and chair of the homeland security program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government - @juliettekayyem

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Stephen Gregory, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Nihar Patel, Zeke Reed, Jack Ross