A cheerful night in New Orleans quickly became a nightmare for an Iowa couple after a truck plowed through a crowd of people, killing 14 and wounding dozens of others in what the FBI is calling an act of terrorism. Jim Mowrer and his wife, Nicole, flew from Iowa to New Orleans on New Year’s Eve to visit family. They had been enjoying the sights and sounds of the celebrations in the French Quarter moments before tragedy struck. Mowrer and his wife were walking back to his hotel on a crowded Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m. when they heard tires squealing, banging and the gunning of a truck engine nearby. The couple saw the truck accelerate through the crowd just feet from them as people screamed and rushed to safety. The scene was nothing short of horrifying, Mowrer said. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #NewOrleans #NewYearsEve