The council, in the first of multiple oversight hearings, is expected to hear from NOPD and Department of Public Works officials about planning that preceded the deadly attack, centering around questions of how Jabbar was able to evade defenses to tear down the famous party thoroughfare.

The French Quarter bustled with live music and a makeshift memorial for the 14 people killed by a man who plowed a truck into New Year’s crowds. Officials said the attacker appeared to have acted alone.