Sugar Bowl began after the terrorist attacks in New Orleans.

at College Football Playoff The quarterfinal game between No. 1 2 Georgia and No. 2 5 Notre Dame is in New Orleans more than a day after the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street that killed at least 15 people and Dozens more were injured.

The team arrived at Caesars Superdome, which is just a mile from the scene in the French Quarter. to attend the Sugar Bowl on Thursday. Ready to increase security After the FBI said The driver of a Ford pickup truck drove through the crowd in the crowd. in the early hours of New Year’s Day in what is being investigated as an act of terrorism.

FBI agents arrive at Caesars Superdome ahead of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff on Thursday, Jan. 1, Oct. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Law enforcement officials have increased security measures for Thursday. Sugar Bowl After organizers decided to postpone the bowling tournament until Thursday in the best interest of public safety.

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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said in an interview with “Today” on Thursday that fans attending the game can expect to see security. “If not more” than what is expected to be presented at next month’s Super Bowl.

“We partner with many other partners,” Kirkpatrick said. Via ESPN “The local, federal, military and others police will be here, so we will have hundreds of officers and officials lining our streets. It’s lining Bourbon Street, it’s lining the French Quarter, so we’re staffing it. at the same level or more than that It means we are preparing for the Super Bowl.”

Superdome, home of new orleans saints, will host the championship game on February 2. 9. The city has been working for years on an infrastructure package that would increase safety in anticipation of fans. Thousands of people will flock to the city next month.

Security guards and bomb-sniffing dogs inspect vehicles as they enter the Superdome parking garage before the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Local law enforcement officials, FBI agents and trained dogs were dispatched to the stadium out of an abundance of caution.

officials at a news conference Thursday. It is confirmed that the 42-year-old suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, worked alone in the attack.

The FBI found an improvised explosive device (IED), weapons and an ISIS flag in Jabbar’s car. He was later pronounced dead at the scene of another possible IED. It was discovered and recovered by officials.

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The Sugar Bowl was originally scheduled for 8:45 PM ET but was moved to an earlier date on Thursday at 4:00 PM ET.

Notre Dame players run the field before the College Football Playoff quarterfinals against Georgia on Thursday, Jan. 1, Oct. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

“Public safety is paramount,” Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said in a press release Wednesday. “All parties agree that it is in everyone’s best interest and public safety that we postpone the game.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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