New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick had a message for many who have been on the fence about attending Tremendous Bowl LIX subsequent month within the wake of a terror assault within the metropolis.
Kirkpatrick informed Fox Information contributor Ted Williams throughout “Fox & Friends” on Thursday that soccer followers ought to nonetheless plan on coming to the massive sport on Feb. 9.
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New Orleans Police Division Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick makes an announcement after a automobile drove right into a crowd on New Orleans’ Canal and Bourbon Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Picture/Gerald Herbert)
“They should plan on coming,” Kirkpatrick mentioned. “Like the Sugar Bowl today will be held this afternoon. We here in New Orleans have proven time in and time out that we can provide safe environments. Look at Taylor Swift (concert) that was just a few weeks ago – incredible environment of fun, incredible environment where they can some and know they’re safe. We have plans.
“It is a terrorist. The terrorist goes to be hellbent it doesn’t matter what, to create carnage and to destroy, however we as a metropolis and as a legislation enforcement neighborhood have already confirmed over time that we are able to deal with and handle these massive crowds.”
Kirkpatrick vowed to correct any lapse in security in preparation for the NFL’s biggest day of the year.
Georgia fans at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Street. The Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed after an attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Jan. 1, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
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“The Tremendous Bowl remains to be in play,” she added. “We’re going to harden our goal. We’ll appropriate any sort of gaps that there have been – these can be corrected. And you will notice as we speak, you’ll expertise as we speak, what we are able to do.”
The NFL mentioned it nonetheless believed followers would expertise a secure Tremendous Bowl.
“We’re deeply saddened by the information of the devastating incident in New Orleans,” the NFL said in a statement on Wednesday.
“The NFL and the native host committee have been working collaboratively with native, state and federal companies the previous two years and have developed complete safety plans,” the statement continued. “We’re assured attendees can have a secure and pleasant Tremendous Bowl expertise.”
A state trooper walks to his vehicle at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Street. The Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed after an attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Jan. 1, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
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The Superdome was the host of the Super Bowl after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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