On Bourbon Street, the family of Hubert, 21, victim of the attack, pays tribute to his love and kindness. Despite the pain, New Orleans resumes its festivities, proving its resilience in the face of terrorism.
On Bourbon Street, life is gradually returning to normal. In the street, a sister grieving the loss of her brother and party-goers who have come to celebrate a birthday or attend a street show meet, without necessarily knowing it.
If Brooke Gauthreaux goes to this mourning street in New Orleans this Friday, January 3, it is to pay tribute to her brother Hubert. The 21-year-old young man died in the car-ramming attack on Wednesday January 1st. Having just graduated, he went to this area of New Orleans to party.
“Honor your memory”
“We wanted to honor your memory, the memory of your love and your kindness forever. Thank you for your thoughts and your prayers,” declared Brooke Gauthreaux to the press, after leaving photos of her little brother at the scene of the drama transformed into an improvised memorial.
Emotions remain strong on this street in New Orleans. But for Jennifer, life and partying must return to normal after the attack. The street artist returns to work for the first time this Friday, January 3 evening: her response to terrorism, she says.
“That’s the spirit of New Orleans. We never give up. We always move forward. We fight for our culture, we fight to win,” says the dressed street artist. with its costume of multicolored light.
For her part, Kacy wanders between street performances and colorful signs. “We walk around and enjoy,” explains the young woman from Texas. She is here to celebrate her 27th birthday. And there was no question of canceling his project after the car-ramming attack which left 14 dead.
“What can we do?”
“It’s something very sad and tragic in the same way as September 11, but what can we do,” asks Robin who accompanies Kacy. “There will always be bad things, what can we do?”
On Bourbon Street, things are almost back to normal except for the presence of numerous police vehicles crisscrossing the city center.
