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Mother Remembers Son Killed In New Year's Bourbon Street Attack

Drew (far right) with his parents and brother.
Courtesy of Margaret Dauphin
Drew Dauphin (far right) with his parents and brother

In this edition of NOLA Life Stories, a mother remembers her son. Drew Dauphin, a 26-year-old from Alabama, was visiting New Orleans for a concert when he was killed in the 2025 New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. The Historic New Orleans Collection spoke with his mother, Margaret Dauphin in November.

Joe Shriner is an independent radio producer and audio engineer in New Orleans.
Mark Cave is an oral historian and senior curator at the Historic New Orleans Collection.