NEW ORLEANS — Tourists who traveled to New Orleans for the 2025 Sugar Bowl said they felt the impact of Wednesday’s deadly attack when an armed man drove a speeding truck into a crowd during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Fans of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs had been eagerly awaiting the college football game , which was set to take place Wednesday, were awakened by the news of the attack — which the FBI is investigating as a terrorist act. The game was officially postponed to Thursday at 3 p.m. local time, forcing visitors to make new plans.
Throughout the city, visitors and residents alike felt the effects of the New Year’s Day attack.
“We’re very somber,” said Coleman Sapp, who was visiting the city with friends and family from Georgia for the game. “You could hear a pin drop on Bourbon Street.”
‘You could hear a pin drop on Bourbon Street’
Sapp said he was staying at a hotel near where the attack took place. He and his family were flying out on Friday, so they planned to attend despite their feelings about what had occurred.