New Orleans beefs up security in run-up to the Super Bowl

New Orleans’ Bourbon Street is blocked off to traffic in the run-up to Sunday's Super Bowl after a deadly New Year's Day attack left 14 people dead.

NEW ORLEANS — This city's famous Bourbon Street is being heavily reinforced in the run-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl after a New Year’s Day attack on the busy thoroughfare left 14 people dead and dozens injured.

As law enforcement and security personnel finalize preparations for the NFL championship game, approximately 3,000 officers from agencies including the Department of Homeland Security and the Louisiana State Police will be stationed throughout the French Quarter and surrounding areas.

New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced this week that Bourbon Street would be closed to traffic from at least 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. in light of the Jan. 1 attack, in which a man plowed a pickup truck into the celebratory crowd gathered along the street.

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City officials said security barriers that were intended to protect pedestrians from vehicles had been removed for replacement.

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