This story was updated on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 6:19 p.m.
A University of Georgia student was among those injured in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day when a driver killed 15 people as he rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before being shot to death by police, authorities said.
More than 30 people were injured as Wednesday’s attack turned festive Bourbon Street into mayhem. The FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism. An Islamic State group flag was found in the vehicle.
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