NEW ORLEANS – Town of New Orleans began off 2025 in a tragic approach, as a terror assault on its well-known Bourbon Road killed 14 folks and injured 57 others.
Whereas the town, and the nation for that matter, mourned collectively, it was solely pure that many appeared forward to this week, Tremendous Bowl LIX week, within the Large Simple.
How secure would the hundreds be on this metropolis only one month after the horrific assault?
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Navy members and police guard a barricade on Bourbon Road previous to Tremendous Bowl LIX. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Pictures)
A number of former and present NFL stars spoke with Fox Information Digital about how secure they really feel being in New Orleans for the time being, and Drew Brees, the Tremendous Bowl-winning quarterback of the Saints, defined what has been clear since this week started.
“You discover the legislation enforcement presence all over the place you go,” Brees stated. “Each avenue that I’ve pushed down, you’re feeling the presence. I hope all people feels secure. That is meant to be a celebration, it’s meant to be all people coming collectively having a great time. Searching for each other, however having a good time.
“I feel that New Orleans, the NFL and everybody concerned has performed an exceptional job. The state of Louisiana, Governor [Jeff] Landry, everybody’s performed an exceptional job to verify everybody feels secure, relaxed and having a great time.”
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Brees’ Saints teammate Mark Ingram II reiterated his feeling of security within the metropolis he at all times loves coming again to, particularly when soccer is concerned.
Ingram spoke to the resilience of the folks inside this nice metropolis, and he firmly believes that no different place within the nation might be safer proper now.
“There’s no higher place to be so far as security proper now than New Orleans,” he stated. “There’s navy out right here with ARs like each block. Police, undercovers. I do know what occurred was tragic, and our ideas and prayers are with everybody affected by that. Everybody was affected by it. However proper now, the town has responded, and the NFL has responded. Strolling across the metropolis, there’s no safer place to be proper now in America than proper right here in New Orleans.
“New Orleans is a resilient metropolis. The persons are resilient and robust, so sort and it’s at all times a blessing to return again to New Orleans, to a metropolis that’s so necessary to me. It’s been an enormous a part of my life.”
New Orleans Police autos on Canal St. block the doorway to Bourbon St. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Pictures)
Inexperienced Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs added: “With the whole lot that went on on this metropolis, and on this world currently, I feel that it’s an excessive significance to have the ability to really feel secure and guarded. The folks on the market on a day-by-day foundation giving themselves and placing their our bodies and lives on the road, they’ve probably the most gratitude and respect from me. I really like what they’re doing.”
“After I received in final evening, there’s a pair street blocks, the entrance of the resort was blocked. It was like this was probably the most safe I’ve ever felt,” free agent receiver Braxton Berrios talked about. “Nationwide Guard, navy, police throughout all bases they’ve coated. Large job by them, and we actually recognize it.”
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Secretary Kristi Noem stated Monday the Division of Homeland Safety has “no credible threats” on Tremendous Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
New Orleans is anticipating upwards of 125,000 guests to converge on its metropolis limits, the place events, live shows and different occasions might be occurring all through the week main as much as the sport.
“We’re going above and past what we’ve seen previously once we’ve hosted beforehand,” New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell stated throughout a information convention. “We all know we’re safer than we’ve ever been earlier than.”
Louisiana State police bike officers on Canal Road previous to Tremendous Bowl LIX. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Pictures)
Security might be on the forefront, with state, federal and native legislation enforcement officers with boots on the bottom through the Tremendous Bowl, Lanier stated, although particulars about protocol weren’t disclosed.
Companies together with the FBI and Secret Service might be across the stadium and downtown New Orleans, in keeping with DeLaune. They’ll embody rooftop snipers, BearCat armored SWAT autos and extra.
There may even be federal air marshals, who’re armed, stationed across the metropolis’s public transportation hubs scanning for suspicious folks and exercise, whereas additionally guarding in opposition to drones. There’s a ban on drones across the Superdome and downtown New Orleans all through the week and flight restrictions as much as 18,000 ft, in keeping with the Federal Aviation Administration.
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All of the stops have been pulled out by way of security within the Large Simple, and it exhibits, irrespective of the place you go.
President Donald Trump can also be anticipated to be in New Orleans for the sport on Sunday.
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