Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said Thursday that he would attend the conference Sugar bowl Between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after a terrorist attack left more than a dozen dead in New Orleans.
The game was moved from Wednesday night to Thursday evening after the terrorist attack. The game is now scheduled to start at approximately 4 PM ET.
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Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry speaks at a news conference on New Year's Day after the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Scott Condition/USA Today Network/USA Today Network via Imagen Images)
Landry showed up “Fox and friends” He vowed that security would be difficult.
He added: “Security measures will be tightened.” “We have every confidence that we will get this game going. The Superdome is completely safe. And once again, the FBI continues to pour resources into the state.”
Landry's comments resonated with authorities Interesting people Regarding the attack by Chams al-Din Jabbar on Bourbon Street. He was the suspect who drove a truck into a crowd of people before being killed in a shootout with police officers.
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The tourist attraction, Jackson Square in the French Quarter, is closed to tourists while New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack nearby on New Year's Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
The attack killed 15 people and injured a number of others.
Jabbar had posted videos on social media before his attack expressing his loyalty to ISIS. The FBI investigation has now spread across multiple states, although the number of potential persons of interest remains unknown.
“FBI Special Agents and our law enforcement partners are currently conducting a number of court-authorized search warrants in New Orleans and other states,” the office said in a statement. “The FBI Evidence Response Team continues to process the crime scene to thoroughly collect all relevant evidence.”
Rep. Troy Carter, left, addresses the media as Gov. Jeff Landry and Mayor LaToya Cantrell listen in New Orleans on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)
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The FBI said it does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found weapons and what appeared to be an explosive device inside Jabbar's truck, along with other devices elsewhere in the French Quarter.
Fox News' Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
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