Bourbon Street in New Orleans has reopened after being closed for investigation since the deadly attack on New Year's Day
A minute's silence for the 14 killed has been held at the postponed Sugar Bowl college football game
The victims include an aspiring nurse and a father of two, as well as dozens of others injured
The FBI says it now believes the man who carried out the attack, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was acting alone
The 42-year-old army veteran was killed in a gunfight with police, after he drove a pick-up truck into crowds in the iconic nightlife hotspot
Police say the Texas resident planted two explosive devices and posted videos online proclaiming allegiance to the Islamic State group before the attack
Meanwhile, the FBI confirms there's "no definitive link" with the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas
People run to escape New Orleans truck attack
Law enforcement officials are set to give us an update on the investigation into the New Orleans attack in the next hour at 10:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
As always, we'll bring you the key lines from the news conference.
Image source, NBCMatthew Tenedorio's parents Cathy and Louis spoke to NBC News about their late son
The parents of one of the victims in the attack, Matthew Tenedorio, have said they are in "disbelief" at the loss of their 25-year-old son.
Cathy Tenedorio told NBC News her son had secured the "job of his dreams" at the Superdome stadium in New Orleans - the venue where the American college football game the Sugar Bowl is due to be held later today, and the famed Super Bowl next month.
Tenedorio says her son had been out with friends in Bourbon Street - the scene of the attack - in the early hours of New Year's Day.
"When we couldn't reach Matthew, we tried his friends and they said, 'We got separated,'" she said.
When his friends found Matthew's car still parked nearby and had not heard from him, "we knew something dreadfully wrong happened," she said.
"He was a wonderful kid," his father, Louis Tenedorio, added. "I'm in disbelief."
Image source, FBICourt records filed in Shamsud-Din Jabbar's most recent divorce indicate he was experiencing financial problems and was in significant debt, despite earning a six-figure salary, our US partner CBS reports.
Jabbar was earning around $125,000 annually working for Deloitte according to a pay check issued in July 2022.
His monthly expenses included child support for two children from his first marriage. Jabbar said his expenses exceeded his income.
The records also indicate that Jabbar had disclosed more than $40,000 in credit card debt and that a company he founded, Blue Meadow Properties, was losing money.
Jabbar's wife at the time alleged he had engaged in "excessive cash withdrawals" and "unnecessary and unreasonable spending" according to another filing.
Deloitte has said it is "outraged by this shameful and senseless act of violence", as it confirmed the New Orleans attacker had been an employee of the firm since 2021.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar had worked in a "staff-level" role, Deloitte said.
Court records filed for Jabbar's most recent divorce suggest he was earning around $125,000 annually.
"We are shocked to learn of reports that the individual identified as a suspect had any association with our firm," said Jonathan Gandal, a managing director at Deloitte.
"Like everyone, we are outraged by this shameful and senseless act of violence and are doing all we can to assist authorities in their investigation."
The FBI will hold a briefing on the New Orleans attack for government officials later today, the BBC's partner in the US, CBS News, reports.
Those attending the briefing include the House Homeland Security Committee members, as well as Louisiana delegation members and their staff.
The briefing is due to be led by assistant director of the FBI’s counter-terrorism division David Scott.
Mina al-Lami
Chief jihadist media specialist at BBC Monitoring
There has been no claim of responsibility yet for the attack, but Islamic State group (IS) supporters are widely celebrating online.
Many are calling the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a "martyr" and a "lion".
However, some are urging caution, advising supporters to avoid assertive language and wait for official confirmation from IS.
Comments from online supporters don’t indicate access to insider information. Instead, they appear to be relying on updates from mainstream news sources.
Based on reports from US authorities and media, including evidence of the attacker's support for IS, reports of a pledge video, and the presence of the black Uqab flag commonly associated with the group on the attack vehicle, IS is likely to claim responsibility
However, IS often delays claims when the assailant is at large or has been arrested. While that's not the case here as Jabbar was killed, the delay may stem from reports suggesting there could be accomplices.
Alternatively, IS might be finalising its narrative of the attack. But one key question remains: Was this attack IS-inspired or IS-directed?
Either way, the group is likely to frame it as a victory and a demonstration of its enduring influence, particularly given the attacker's profile as a former US Army veteran.
Image source, ReutersJabbar had a black IS flag in his truck, seen here being waved by an IS member in Syria in 2014.
Image source, Getty ImagesLouisiana Governor Jeff Landry says he is "hoping" to give the media a further update on the attack mid-morning today (it's currently 08:00 local time).
Landy tells the Fox and Friends morning programme that there are a lot more police resources in New Orleans than 24 hours ago, adding "this city is as safe as it has ever been".
He says he will be attending the Sugar Bowl college football event today, which is due to have a hefty police presence.
Image source, ReutersLaw enforcement officials were pictured surrounding a property in north Houston
Photos have emerged of the FBI and officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office searching a neighbourhood in the northern suburbs of the Texas city.
According to reports in local media, law enforcement spent several hours yesterday at a home believed to be connected to the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar a Texas-born resident of Houston.
The area near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in Houston remained cordoned off by police officers as of this morning, according to reports in the Houston Chronicle newspaper and the Fox26 Houston broadcaster.
The FBI are searching for accomplices of Jabbar, but no arrests have been made as yet.
Image source, ReutersAs we reported earlier, the Sugar Bowl – the annual college football game attended by tens of thousands – is due to take place later today after it was postponed for 24 hours because of the attack.
But Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has told Fox News today that she thinks it should be further postponed until Friday.
She says the investigation into the attack should take precedence over everything else.
Speaking to CBS News, the BBC's US news partner, she also addressed the possibility of accomplices, saying there is good reason to believe others were involved, based on the timing and placement of improvised explosive devices that were found near the scene of the attack.
However, she adds that information on accomplices remains limited and no arrests have been made yet.
Footage has emerged of the white pick-up truck used in the attack.
The CCTV footage shows the white Ford F-150 Lightning pick-up truck moments before it sped down Bourbon Street, in New Orleans' French Quarter, and ploughed into a large crowd of people in the early hours of New Year's Day.
As we've been reporting, it is believed the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, rented the electric vehicle via an app called Truro.
We have removed parts of the footage which appeared to show the truck hitting people.
CCTV shows pick-up truck in New Orleans before ploughing into crowds
Law enforcement sources have told CBS News, the BBC's US news partner, that the Tesla Cybertruck which exploded outside Trump Towers in Las Vegas was rented to Matthew Alan Livelsberger, an active duty US Army service member.
Livelsberger had been serving in Germany but was on leave in Colorado at the time of the incident, CBS reported.
Two relatives of Livelsberger confirmed to CBS he had rented the Cybertruck but were unaware of him having any involvement in the incident.
One relative said Livelsberger's wife had not heard from him in several days.
Investigators are still looking at whether the attack in New Orleans is linked to the explosion of the vehicle outside the Trump Hotel. US President Joe Biden said no link has been identified yet.
Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from New Orleans
Image source, Getty ImagesThe attack took place in an extremely busy area full of bars and restaurants
New Orleans was in full swing in the early morning hours of New Year's Day.
Revellers were spilling out of bustling bars and packed clubs in the city's French Quarter - an area often referred to as the beating heart of the city's famous nightlife.
"It was all young kids out. Lots of 19, 20, 21-year-olds," recalled Derrick Albert, a local DJ who plies his trade each night at the corner of Canal and Bourbon streets.
That intersection is home to a packed tourist hotel, a store selling ice cream and chocolate fudge and restaurants selling oysters and daiquiris in large plastic to-go cups.
But at about 03:15 local time (09:15 GMT), the youthful revelry turned to terror as a man - identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas resident and US Army veteran - drove a rental truck at high-speed into a crowd.
He killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens, some seriously.
"We heard shots, and saw people running past the window," said Steve Hyde, a British visitor who was at a bar called the Erin Rose, on Conti Street just off Bourbon. "Then the sirens started… I'm heartbroken. I love this city."
By 03:17 - just two minutes after the attack - New Orleans Police Department officers, already out in force for New Year's Eve, were on the scene and calling for urgent help captured in chaotic radio chatter.
Jacqueline Howard
Live reporter
It's just gone 07:00 on the east coast of the US and 12:00 in London. For those of you joining us over your breakfast or lunch, here are the key developments in the fatal car-ramming attack that happened in New Orleans yesterday:
A police presence remains around the scene at Bourbon Street and in the city, over which a sense of unease has settled.
It's bracing for a new security challenge as it prepares to host the Sugar Bowl - an annual college football game attended by tens of thousands of spectators - at 15:00 local time (21:00 GMT).
Image source, ReutersA heightened security presence will be in place in some parts of New York City in light of recent attacks in the US, its mayor says.
"After the attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, @NYPDPC and I have been in constant communication," Eric Adams writes in a post on X shared in the last hour.
He stresses that "there are no immediate threats to our city at this time", but this move comes "out of an abundance of caution".
"We have heightened security and have increased NYPD presence at relevant locations, including at Trump Tower and in Times Square."
Authorities have said that they are investigating a possible link between the incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas that occurred yesterday, but there is no evidence yet that they are connected.
Image source, ReutersThe 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army had previously posted this image on Facebook
A photo of the suspect in the attack, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, has been unearthed from a US military Facebook page.
Reuters news agency reports that a page of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, featured an image that shows a man matching images of Jabbar released by the FBI.
He is seen in uniform working on a computer, which is consistent with what we know about Jabbar's time in the US Army. According to a now-removed LinkedIn profile, Jabbar had worked in various roles in the military, including in human resources and IT, between 2007 to 2015.
Image source, Getty ImagesFirst responders remained at the site of the attack throughout the night
Communities in New Orleans are being called on to donate blood in the wake of Wednesday's deadly attack.
Emergency blood drives are being organised with The Blood Center locations operating under extended opening hours today.
A list of more than 10 locations has been provided on their website.
During a press conference yesterday, New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said victims had been transported to various hospitals and medical centres.
Police have spoken about the evidence they found in and around the pick-up truck used in the New Orleans attack.
An Islamic State group flag had been found inside the back of the truck after the attack, the FBI said. They now say they're investigating the attack as an "act of terrorism".
Suspected explosive devices were found in the pick-up truck, and elsewhere in the city's French Quarter, leading police to question whether the attacker worked alone.
Police also found a long gun with a "suppressive device", which acted as a silencer.
Image source, Getty ImagesLast year's Sugar Bowl, where the Texas Longhorns played the Washington Huskies
The Sugar Bowl, the annual American college football game held in New Orleans, was originally set to take place Wednesday but was postponed nearly 24-hours in light of the attack in the city.
The game is still set to go ahead today at the 70,000-seat Caesars Superdome, with the University of Georgia and the University of Notre Dame facing off at 15:00 local time (21:00 GMT).
In a statement issued yesterday, Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said: "Any time we have an event like the Sugar Bowl, public safety is paramount, and all parties involved agree that could only be achieved with a postponement.
"Now we will move ahead to take care of the details to make the Sugar Bowl the first-class, fun, and safe event that it has been for over 90 years."
He also said that his thoughts and prayers go out to victims and their families.
The game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is set to be the last of four College Football Playoff quarter-finals.
Shortly after 03:00 in New Orleans (09:00 GMT) on Wednesday, people were crowding Bourbon Street to welcome the new year.
A fatal attack there has now left 15 people dead and several more injured. A man drove a pick-up truck at a high speed into a crowd in the city's French Quarter - a popular tourist hub. He was later killed in a police shoot out.
In the video below, we piece together a timeline of how a night meant to be a celebration quickly turned to chaos.
Image source, Michelle BechMartin "Tiger" Bech was remembered by his family as an inspiration "every day"
Victims from the deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day are still being confirmed. But tributes for some of those killed on Wednesday are starting to emerge.
One of the men killed, identified by his college athletics department as Martin "Tiger" Bech, was a well-known American college football player.
Bech's brother, Jack Bech, posted a tribute on X, writing: "Love you always brother ! You inspired me everyday now you get to be with me in every moment. I got this family T, don’t worry. This is for us."
Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, an 18-year-old aspiring nurse, was also among the victims. She had snuck out with a cousin and a friend for the evening and was due to start training as a nurse later this month.
"I lost my baby just pray for me and my family pleaseeeeee!!! God I need you now!!," her mother Melissa Dedeaux wrote while confirming her death on social media.
Reggie Hunter, a store manager and father of two, was identified by a cousin who described him as "full of life" to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
Nicole Perez, a 27-year-old mother, was described by a friend as a dedicated, smart and "good-hearted person", according to CBS.
Matthew Tenedorio, a 25-year-old audio-visual technician, was described as a "laid-back spirit" that brought joy to those around him, according to a fundraiser set up in his name by his family.
Kareem Badawi, a University of Alabama student, was identified by his school. On Facebook, the university's president Stuart Bell writes that he grieves "alongside family and friends of Kareem in their heartbreaking loss".
Hubert Gauthreaux, 21, was identified in a post on Facebook shared by his former high school, which said that he was killed in a "senseless act of violence".