The Superdome welcomes Sugar Bowl fans after the terrorist attack in New Orleans

College football fans flocked to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans Thursday afternoon to get onto the field before the game. Sugar bowl After being postponed due to a terrorist attack.

Officials said that more than a dozen people were killed and several others were injured when Shams al-Din Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year's Day. The terrorist attack led to the postponement of the match between Georgia and Notre Dame.

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Fans pass through security checkpoints as they enter the Superdome fan zone before the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dale)

Fans pass through security checkpoints as they enter the Superdome fan zone before the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dale)

Fans pass through security checkpoints as they enter the Caesars Superdome fan zone before the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dale)

while Some fans He decided to go home instead of attending the game, and others were seen entering the grounds surrounding the Superdome and passing through security.

The authorities opened Bourbon Street hours before the match.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry He said he was going To attend the match.

“Security will be tight,” he said in an appearance on “Fox & Friends.” “We have every confidence that we will get this game going. The Superdome is completely safe. And once again, the FBI continues to pour resources into the state.”

Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman talks about the team meeting after sugar was postponed following the terrorist attack

Security dogs and bomb-sniffing dogs scan vehicles as they enter the Superdome parking garage before the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dale)

Sugar Bowl officials said the pre-game pageant will begin at 2:15 PM Central Time with kickoff scheduled for 3 PM Central Time. The competition begins with the national anthem, the Sugar Bowl light show, and then performances by each school's marching band.

“We remain stunned and saddened by the New Year’s Day tragedy in New Orleans,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a post on X.

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Local SWAT teams patrol outside the Caesars Superdome before the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dale)