Super Bowl 2025: NFL said security will be ‘more visible’ in New Orleans after Bourbon Street attack

The NFL has ramped up its security plan for the Super Bowl in the wake of the deadly attack on Bourbon Street on New Years Day.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will square off in Super Bowl LIX at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb.

9.

The NFL has been working on security plans for the game for over a year, though Cathy Lanier, the leagues chief security officer, confirmed that it has since revisited and reassessed those plans after the attack in the city.

Among other things, Lanier said officers will be much more visible both around the stadium and throughout the city.

Officials said that a man drove a rented pickup truck through a crowd of people celebrating on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on New Years Day, killing 14 people and injuring dozens of others.

The man, identified as a 42-year-old army veteran from Texas, was later killed in a shootout with police.

The attack resulted in the Sugar Bowl matchup between Notre Dame and Georgia being postponed .

That game, part of the expanded College Football Playoff, was then held on Jan.

2 without issue at the Superdome.

Regardless of where it is held, the Super Bowl is considered a Special Event Assessment Rating Level 1 event, which is defined as significant events with national and/or international importance that require extensive federal interagency support, per The Washington Post.

There are already numerous security measures in place, including temporary flight restrictions above the stadium and numerous federal agencies on the ground to assist with security.

While the city is only a few weeks removed from the New Years Day attack, Lanier also confirmed that there are no known or credible threats at all for the Super Bowl.

At least from her side of things, it should feel relatively normal in New Orleans..

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