Vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon St., with 14 fatalities

Or maybe the bar isnt low and they wanted to confirm identity and motives despite what things look like on appearance before making that announcement.

Still doesn’t take away from the grandstanding and absolutely buffoonery of the Louisiana politicians and the police chief during that press conference. Especially Kennedy.
Any time I see those press conferences no one ever looks very excited to be there so I just always assumed they were doing it because they all have to make a statement for their departments and drew the short straw. They all do it at the same time so they don't have to have 15 press conferences. That's always been my assumption.