Man arrested in Florida had planned a mass shooting at New Orleans festival, cops say

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsMan arrested in Florida had planned a mass shooting at New Orleans festival, cops sayThough the festival was not named, the widely known New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, commonly known as JazzFest, is set to begin todayIndependent Reporters Thursday 23 April 2026 17:22 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963730","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mass-shooting-arrest-jazz-fest-florida-new-orleans-b2963730.html","title":"Man arrested in Florida had planned a mass shooting at New Orleans festival, cops say"}}CloseEight children killed in mass shooting in LouisianaThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod...