A bipartisan group of lawmakers is visiting New Orleans to review security measures after the deadly New Year’s Day attack, ensuring the city is ready for Super Bowl LIX.
A congressional group will head to New Orleans on Monday to inspect security ahead of the Feb. 9 Super Bowl.
This visit comes after a New Year’s Day attack in the city that killed 14 people and injured many more, according to the congressman leading the delegation.
The bipartisan group plans to visit the site of the attack in the city’s famous French Quarter. This is where an ISIS-inspired U.S. Army veteran rammed a truck into a crowd of revelers in the early hours of Jan. 1.
After that, the lawmakers will tour Caesars Superdome—the venue for the NFL’s championship game—to check out security plans and see how federal, state, and local law enforcement are working together to keep everyone safe.
“In the early hours of the new year, our nation faced yet another chilling reminder that the threat from terror in the homeland is evolving and unrelenting,” U.S. Representative Dale Strong said in an email to Reuters.
“The House Committee on Homeland Security continues to conduct rigorous oversight of the investigation into the heinous Bourbon Street attack, and we intend to visit New Orleans to ensure federal, state, and local law enforcement are well-prepared to protect Super Bowl LIX spectators and the public in the wake of these heightened threats in the area.”
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NFL officials said this week that they have updated their security plans by adding more law enforcement support.
The FBI reported that 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group, acted alone.
NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier told reporters on Wednesday that law enforcement teams from state, local, and federal agencies will number in the “thousands.” Lanier also mentioned that there have been no credible threats made against the event since Jan. 1.
Meanwhile, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry renewed a state of emergency established after the New Year’s Day attack and announced that checkpoints will be set up around the French Quarter. Lanier noted that the state of emergency has brought additional state resources to the city.
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