‘It just changed the whole trip’

Terrorist attack hits home for several Lake Country residents

  • Law enforcement made their presence known on Canal St., which is right outside of the French Quarter, the day after the terrorist attack in New Orleans. KEN WARD/Contributed
    Law enforcement made their presence known on Canal St., which is right outside of the French Quarter, the day after the terrorist attack in New Orleans. KEN WARD/Contributed

    NEW ORLEANS, La. - Morgan County resident Danny Tillery and his family walked on Bourbon Street around midnight, a few hours before Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd celebrating New Year’s Eve.

    When Tillery woke up on Jan. 1, he learned about how Jabbar had killed more than a dozen people and injured 30 others. He had dozens of texts from friends, family members, and others to see if hi…