A civil lawsuit has been filed against New Orleans city officials, law enforcement, and contractors, alleging negligence in the Bourbon Street terror attack

The New Orleans Police Department met with French Quarter businesses on Wednesday to find out what they think about possible restrictions. A major one would be making Bourbon Street strictly walkable.

Louisiana officials say communication and staffing efficiency could have been improved in response to the New Year's Day terror attack in which a man plowed down Bourbon Street in a pickup truck, killing 14 and injuring dozens of others.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (KALB/WVUE) - A civil lawsuit has been filed against New Orleans officials and contractors for their alleged roles in the New Year’s Day terror attack that left 14 dead and dozens injured on Bourbon Street.

A news conference was held by Maples & Connick and Romanucci & Blandin announcing the civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish.

A cohort of 21 survivors and relatives of victims killed in the New Year’s Day truck attack is suing city officials, accusing them of failing to take the appropriate safety precautions before the incident,

Yet another lawsuit has been filed in regard to the New Year’s Day Bourbon Street terror attack. “We can’t keep being asked to be resilient and to put our trust in leadership that is going to wait for the levees to break instead of checking for cracks,

Two Fort Myers teens are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against New Orleans officials, claiming the deadly New Year's attack was "predictable and entirely preventable."

Ice chests and backpack coolers will not be allowed inside the zone. People are also discouraged from bringing standard backpacks, large purses, suitcases, fanny packs, large shopping bags and camera bags into the area. Any bags larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches – roughly the size of a clutch purse – will be subject to search, Landry said.

Heightened security restrictions will be in effect for the busiest section of the French Quarter starting next week.

A 14-square-block area of the French Quarter has been designatied an “enhanced security zone,” where ice chests will be prohibited.