Congressional lawmakers demanded answers Wednesday about the FBI's response to the Jan. 1 truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people, questioning why the bureau's top official in the city was out of town and raising concerns about its initial,

Congressional lawmakers are making inquiries into how the FBI and Meta responded to the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day, the AP reports. Why it matters: Lawmakers are questioning the whereabouts of the FBI's top agent in New Orleans when the attack occurred,

FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan has been reassigned after she told the public the New Orleans attack was "not an act of terror," sources tell Fox News.

The FBI provided an update Tuesday on the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, revealing new information about the attacker's online search history as well as releasing a photo showing him walking in the city just weeks before the rampage that killed 14 people.

The FBI said an initial review of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, showed that the man conducted extensive online research into New Orleans before the rampage.

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned about potential "copycat" vehicle attacks like the one in New Orleans that killed 14 on Jan. 1.

The man who is suspected of committing the New Years Day vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans searched online for information about the Christmas market car-ramming attack in Germany, just hours before carrying out his own attack on Bourbon Street, according to the FBI.

Before Shamsud-Din Jabbar attacked Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the FBI says he researched the city, reading up on recent shootings and a vehicle attack in Germany.

The warning was made to "highlight a potential public safety threat from violent extremists" in reaction to the January 1 attack.

After a truck drove into a crowd on New Year's in New Orleans, killing 14 people, the FBI has continued to look into the man Shamsud-Din Jabbar.

While some expressed concerns about safety, others who have previously attended say the security measures that city leaders have put in place are enough to ward off any potential threats.

You obviously hope that it doesn't happen where you're going and you try to just take the precautionary steps.'