Approximately 2,000 law enforcement officers will be present for the Super Bowl, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters Wednesday. No vehicle traffic will be allowed on the Bourbon Street, and the city will block intersections leading to the most popular areas, Kirkpatrick said.

New Orleans flings open its doors this week to the biggest party in American sports, welcoming thousands of tourists weeks after a New Year's Day attack on the city's iconic Bourbon Street. Metal barriers were placed throughout the city's French Quarter,

Six days and counting before Super Bowl LIX kickoff, the NFL and Department of Homeland Security unveiled their plan to make the Superdome the "safest place to be" on Sunday night. "I'm confident the safest place this weekend will be under the security umbrella we have in place around (the Superdome),