New Orleans Police will upgrade security for Super Bowl, Mardi Gras | 3 Jan 2025 | In a letter released Friday afternoon, the New Orleans Police Department says there will be increased security presence in concert with other agencies in the French Quarter. This comes a few days after a deadly terror attack killed 14 people and injured at least 35 on New Year's Day when a truck was driven into a crowd in the city's oldest neighborhood. The letter by Officer Reese Harper, the department's director of communications, said Bourbon Street will be closed to vehicles from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. "to ensure the pedestrian mall remains a safe space for everyone." The department also said additional crowd closures of side streets or major routes will be done as needed, depending on crowd size or special events. One of those special events is the 59th Super Bowl at Caesar's Superdome on Feb. 9.