New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick had a message for those on the fence about attending. Super Bowl LIX next month after a terrorist attack in the city.
Kirkpatrick told Fox News contributor Ted Williams during the “Fox and Friends” on Thursday that football fans should still plan to come to the big game on February 9.
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New Orleans Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick makes a statement after a car crashed into a crowd at New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Streets on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
“They should plan to come,” Kirkpatrick said. “Like the Sugar Bowl today will be held this afternoon. We here in New Orleans have proven time and time again that we can provide safe spaces. Look at the Taylor Swift (concert) that was a few weeks ago – an amazing environment of entertainment. , an amazing environment where they can be and know they are safe We have plans.
“This is a terrorist. A terrorist will go to hell no matter what happens, to kill and destroy, but we as a city and a nation of law have proven over time that we can to handle and control these large crowds.”
Kirkpatrick vowed to correct any defensive mistakes 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 following the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on January 1, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
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“The Super Bowl is still playing,” he added. “We're going to harden our target. We're going to fix any kind of loopholes that have been there – they're going to be fixed. And you'll see today, you'll experience today, what we can do.”
NFL team said he still believed fans would have a safe Super Bowl.
“We are deeply saddened by the news of the tragic incident that occurred in New Orleans,” the NFL said in a statement on Wednesday.
“The NFL and the host committee have been working in partnership with local, state and federal agencies for the past two years and have developed comprehensive security plans,” the statement continued. “We hope people have a safe and fun Super Bowl experience.”
The state trooper goes to his car at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Street. The Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed following the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on January 1, 2025. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)
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The Superdome was the host of the Super Bowl after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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