Officials in New Orleans postponed the 2025 Sugar Bowl for one day after a deadly attack on Bourbon Street early New Year's Day killed at least 10 and wounded dozens, a local district attorney said.
"As of right now, it's only being postponed one day," District Attorney of Orleans Parish Jason Williams told ABC News, WSB-TV in Atlanta reported.
He said the game, between Georgia and Notre Dame, is tentatively scheduled for Thursday as the investigation continues into the attack, which involved a man in a pick-up truck plowing into revelers in New Orleans' French Quarter.
The FBI, which said it is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism, on Wednesday identified the suspect as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas.
He was killed after engaging with the police in a shootout. No motive has yet been identified for the attack. However, the FBI confirmed that an ISIS flag was found in the rented vehicle Jabbar was driving, and New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno said the suspect was dressed in full military gear.
Police also found an improvised explosive device at the scene, but have not said if the weapon was viable.
Fox News reported that the truck had passed through the southern border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, on Nov. 16, but the driver was not Jabbar.
The Superdome, about a mile from the scene of the crime, was placed on lockdown Wednesday for security sweeps after the incident, reported NBC News.
People who have offices in the Superdome, which includes officials with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Belt Conference, have been told not to report to work until further notice.
"The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the terrible events from early this morning," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Wednesday, while not announcing the delay at that time. "We are in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state, and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available."
University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead confirmed in a statement posted on X that a student from the school was critically injured in the attack and is receiving medical treatment.
"I have spoken to the student's family and shared my concern, support, and well wishes on behalf of the entire UGA community," said Morehead. "I would like to express my gratitude to all the first responders who moved so quickly to help those affected by this senseless act of violence, as well as to the medical personnel who are caring for the injured."
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