Football fans attending the Super Bowl should expect to see increased security in New Orleans in the wake of the New Year’s Day Bourbon Street terrorist attack in which 14 people were killed, the NFL’s top security official said.
The 11th Super Bowl hosted by New Orleans next weekend is expected to draw an estimated 100,000 visitors to the city, according to Collin Arnold, director of the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Fans in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX will likely notice heavier security presence as the NFL stepped up efforts for increased visibility in the city after the Jan. 1 attack, chief security officer Cathy Lanier said.
In the aftermath of the horrible terror attack in New Orleans on the day of the College Football Playoff, the NFL has had to re-examine their security protocols in and around the city for the Super Bowl 59.