In turn, the Sugar Bowl, originally scheduled to be played on Wednesday night at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, was postponed to Thursday. With some mounting anxieties over the security of the Super Bowl – also scheduled to be played in the Superdome in February – the NFL issued a statement,

New Orleans faces safety concerns for two major upcoming events, Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras, after an attack on New Year's revelers early Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the New Orleans Police Department via email for comment on Wednesday night.