We would be foolish if we didn't use what we've learned from that to inform how we go forward and how we adapt plans β¦ to make sure we can account for gaps and alternative locations that may be of concern now in that post-attack timeline. Just over a month before the Super Bowl, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day, terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed a pickup truck through crowds of people celebrating the holiday on Bourbon Street, killing 14 civilians and injuring 57 others.
New Orleans police officers fatally shot Jabbar when he exchanged gunfire with officers. DeLaune has doubled his request for "tactical resources and assets" from the Department of Homeland Security since the attack. People who are going to the game or going to the special events associated with the Super Bowl will see a much larger presence of HSI special agents and of HSI tactical assets, as well, walking around downtown, the French Quarter," he said.
Trump's anticipated attendance will actually enhance security in the city because of the inclusion of more federal law enforcement personnel, he explained.
Attorney General Pam Bondi would travel to New Orleans on her first day in office to survey security for the upcoming game with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. A team of HSI agents based in nine states across the Southeast, which regularly responds to high-risk criminal activity, trains for specific threat scenarios about 16 hours every month. While the SRT officers train every month, they added specific threat scenarios in January that they might encounter as the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to the Big Easy.
The SRT walked Fox News Digital through its training operations, during which officers conduct mock operations for scenarios, such as serving a search warrant, rescuing a hostage and responding to a suspicious vehicle or suspicious person in a crowd. The team is typically deployed to respond to high-risk targets, including suspects who have an extensive criminal history, are hiding in a fortified building, are experiencing mental instability or are gang members.
