The New Orleans City Council launched a formal investigation Thursday into the city’s handling of its street barrier systems, which are meant to deter the type of terrorist attack that occurred on Bourbon Street early New Year’s Day.

A consulting firm in 2019 found security in New Orleans’ French Quarter was hampered by politicking among various law enforcement agencies, private security outfits and stakeholders, according to a report obtained by CNN,

The bollards on Bourbon Street were installed in 2017 following the 2016 terrorist truck attack in Nice, France, where a man claiming to be part of the Islamic State killed 86 people and injured over 400 by driving a large truck through a pedestrian mall.

The New Orleans City Council has approved a resolution to investigate the procurement, design, and implementation of street barrier systems on Bourbon Street. The investigation aims to scrutinize the functionality and accountability of both the previously installed Heald HT2 Matador system and the newly acquired RCS8040 S10