New Orleans Attack Being Investigated as Act of Terrorism: FBI

The man shot at law enforcement officers.

FBI investigators arrive at the scene where the white Ford F-150 pickup truck that crashed into a work lift after allegedly driving into a crowd of New Year's revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Jan. 1, 2025. Matthew Hinton/AFP via Getty Images

The New Year vehicular attack in New Orleans is being probed as an act of terrorism, the FBI has confirmed.

“The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism,” a spokesperson for the agency told The Epoch Times in an email.