Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) led a bipartisan congressional delegation to New Orleans on Monday to survey the security measures in place ahead of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.
Security concerns for Sunday’s game and festivities are heightened due to the deadly New Year’s Day ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on Bourbon Street which took the lives of 14 people and injured dozens more.
Honored to co-lead @HomelandGOP’s team in New Orleans to review security protocols for Super Bowl LIX and visit the site of the horrific New Year’s Day attack. pic.twitter.com/khqc9abjkQ
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) February 3, 2025
Ogles’ assignment to co-lead the coalition alongside U.S. Representative Dale Strong (R-AL-05), chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, comes just weeks after the Tennessee congressman was appointed to serve on the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security as a new member.
Representatives Ogles, Strong, Julie Johnson (D-TX-32), and Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) visited the Bourbon Street site of the terrorist attack on New Year’s Day, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, and the Caesars Superdome to receive tours and briefings on security preparations ahead of Sunday’s big game.
The representatives met with city officials, all levels of law enforcement, TSA personnel, NFL officials, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during their visit on Monday.
“In the wake of threats to the area, I was grateful for the opportunity to examine the work of our dedicated federal, state, and local law enforcement partners as they coordinate with the NFL to protect Super Bowl LIX spectators and the public,” Chairman Strong said in a statement.
Ogles said he was “honored” to co-lead the delegation’s trip to New Orleans.
Approximately 100,000 people are expected to celebrate the Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles this weekend in and around the Superdome in New Orleans, according to DHS.
More than 2,700 state, federal, and local law enforcement members will be working to secure the game.
President Donald Trump is also reportedly planning on attending Sunday’s big game, which would mark the first time in history a sitting president has attended a Super Bowl game.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Rep. Andy Ogles” by Rep. Andy Ogles.
