For the next seven weeks, visitors to Bourbon Street will look up to find a poignant reminder of the New Year's Day terror attack: nearly 1,000 hand-crafted flags, suspended above the famous street in honor of those who where killed there nearly a year ago.

Gov. Jeff Landry, Mayor-elect Helena Moreno, other officials and French Quarter leaders gathered on Monday to light the memorial for its first night, commemorate the attack and commit to preventing similar killings in the future.

The memorial, which was conceptualized by Katy Casbarian, owner of Arnaud's Restaurant, and designed by Studio West, will be up until Jan. 18. It was paid for through contributions from organizations like the French Quarter Management District, New Orleans & Company, and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

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