‘She was the sweetest person’: first details of New Orleans victims emerge

Aspiring nurse, father of two and former football player among 14 killed in New Year's Day truck attack

The victims of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans make up a tragic but vivid tapestry of the characteristically cosmopolitan crowd that descends on the city's famous French Quarter to celebrate any occasion.

Authorities have not yet released the names of those killed in the suspected terrorist attack, which killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more, but details have emerged as family members and friends speak out.