What to know about the Sugar Bowl, the college football playoff game delayed by New Orleans attack
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The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, which was postponed due to a deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day, will now be played today.
At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Police say the driver of a vehicle intentionally sped into a crowd, and officers shot and killed the suspect on the scene. Officials believe the attacker was inspired by ISIS and may not have acted alone.
On "CBS Mornings," New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick expressed confidence in the city's ability to safely host the game despite the tragedy.
The man who plowed a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year's Day posted audio recordings online in early 2024 expressing his religious beliefs and describing music as the "voice of Satan." He made no mention, however, of plans for violence or affiliations with extremist groups in the recordings.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal agencies have warned about the risk of "copycat or retaliatory attacks" after a man drove a rented pickup truck through a crowd of New Year's revelers on New Orleans' Bourbon Street, killing 14 people before he was shot dead in a firefight with police.