Here’s what you need to know about 2025 Super Bowl security in New Orleans

Published February 3, 2025 3:15pm ET



As NFL fans get ready for the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday, New Orleans is preparing for its first major event following a deadly New Year’s Eve attack in which a man drove his car through a crowd of people.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem explained that security has increased after the Jan. 1 attack, in which 14 people were killed and another 35 were injured. Ahead of the Super Bowl, on Feb. 9, Noem and NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier, the former head of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, urged people to speak up if they “see something suspicious” at the big game.

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