Secretary Kristi Noem said on Monday that the Ministry of Homeland Security had “no credible” threat “on the Super Bowl Lix in New Orleans.
Noem spoke at a press conference before the Super Bowl between the Chiefs of Kansas City and the Eagles of Philadelphia. Although it is football in the “Big Easy” this week, discussions on the security of this massive event naturally appeared after the New Year’s terrorist attack on the historic Bourbon Street of the city.
Terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar killed 14 civilians and injured 57 others after hitting his Ford F-150 truck through the crowd celebrating the famous street around 3 am on January 1. Jabbar was killed during a shooting with the police.
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Governor Kristi Noem during a Senate confirmation hearing for internal security and government affairs in Washington, DC, January 17, 2025. (Getty)
The NFL held a public security press conference on Monday in New Orleans, where Noem spoke alongside Cathy L. Lanier, Director of League Security, Eric Delaune, special agent of inquiry in internal security In charge, Colonel Robert P. Hodges, Superintendent of the Police of the State of Louisiana. And Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the New Orleans police department.
Noem discussed the reality of danger in the world, but with regard to events here in the United States, it was clear to the security of the Super Bowl.
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“The world is a much more dangerous place, but here in the homeland, we are safe, and I will tell you that at the moment, we have no credible threats specific to this event at the Super Bowl, which, which, I think, should give us everyone a feeling of security, but also know that we are going to adjust it if necessary, “she said. “Today, there are no credible threats that we have that are on the radar for this event that arrives on Sunday.”
Noem also mentioned the safeguarding of “our traditions”, like the Super Bowl, when it comes to everyone who does its part to provide a safe environment for those who go to town for the big game.
“”[It] Illustrates the way we come together to protect our traditions, “she said.” How we meet to make sure that the public is well informed and has the chance to celebrate something that is very special for us, for our culture, for our people, to our families. But we also do so in a reactive way to the current environment that we see in the world today. “”
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Governor Kristi Noem speaks during the National Republican Convention on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (APO photo / J. Scott Applewhite)
New Orleans expects more than 125,000 visitors to converge on its city limits, from Wednesday, where celebrations, concerts and other events will occur throughout the week before the match.
“We are going beyond what we have seen in the past when we have hosted before,” said the mayor of New Orleans, Latoya Cantrell, during a press conference. “We know that we are safer than we have never been before.”
Security will be at the forefront with the agents of application of the state law, federal and local with boots in the field during the Super Bowl, said Lanier, although details on the Protocol N ‘ were not said.
The agencies such as the FBI and the secret services will be around the stadium and downtown New Orleans, by Delaune. This will include snipers on the roof, Bearcat armored vehicles and even more.
The authorities patrol the rue Bourbon as it is reopened in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 2, 2024, after the attack on the New Year. (Kat Ramirez for PK Press Club Digital)
There will also be federal air marshals, which are armed, parked around the city’s public transport centers scrutinizing suspicious people and activities, while keeping against drones. There is a ban on drones around the superdome and downtown New Orleans throughout the week and theft restrictions up to 18,000 feet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
New Orleans has already started to stop and limit traffic on the roads near the Superdome. Delaune also mentioned that the perimeter of the superdome will have explosion barriers, which requires trucks going through giant X -ray machines generally observed at the borders to ensure safety around the Super Bowl Lix site.
Dogs sniffing bombs to improve safety infrastructure with more labor and resources, all stops are withdrawn to ensure the safety of each individual in New Orleans to live the last match of the NFL of the 2024 season.
This security will continue in the famous season of Tuesday fat from New Orleans, which has already started.
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“New Orleans will be the place of security in the country,” said Phillip Constantin, advisor to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
