Super Bowl Lix: Internal Sprint Elite Swat to Security New Orleans

First on the fox – New Orleans – After January 1st terrorist attack on Bourbon Street And between the main tourist events in New Orleans, officials with investigations in Homeland Security (HSI) are preparing to fight potential threats during the Super Bowl Lix.

HSI was a leading agency that was initially assigned coordinate security for Super Bowl, And the preparations started about a year ago, said Eric Delauna, a special HSI agent in New Orleans, told Fox News Digital.

“New Orleans has some unique challenges. The area here is a little more spread to Super Bowl,” said Delauna, leading the federal coordinator for Super Bowl Lix. “The elephant in the room is an attack that happened on January 1. We would be stupid if we didn’t use what we learned from to inform that we go ahead and how we adjust plans … to make sure we can count for gaps and alternative locations which could now be worried about that time lane after the attack. “

Just over a month before Super Bowl, in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, the terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar placed a truck through the crowds celebrating a holiday on Bourbon Street, killing 14 civilians and injuring 57 others. The New Orleans police officers were fatally shot Jabbar when he exchanged a shooting with the officers.

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Delaune doubled his request for “tactical resources and assets” from the Homeland Security Department from the attack.

“We will have a significantly greater presence here in New Orleans on the Tactical Timova Road, and also only special agents working in the area. People who go to play or go to special events related to the Super Bowl will see much more presence HSI Special Agents And HSI tactical property, walking around the city center, a French district, “he said.

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President Donald Trump He is expected to be in the New Orleans for Super Bowl Lix. Delaune said that a visit to the president does not change the safety plans of the agency, but the secret service will cooperate with state and local colleagues. Trump’s expected presence will actually increase the security in the city due to the involvement of multiple federal staff for law enforcement, he explained.

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The HSI -based teams with its headquarters in nine countries across the southeast, which regularly responds to high risk crime activities, trains for specific threat scenarios about 16 hours a month.

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In mid -January, the Special Responses of the Federal Agency (SRT) trained at the Parish Center of St. John’s Parish, near New Orleans, about a month ahead of Super Bowl Lix and two weeks after the Terrorist attack inspired by ISIS on Bourbon Street.

While SRT officials train every month, in January, they added specific scenarios of threats to encounter that Super Bowl and Mardi Gras pull hundreds of thousands of tourists to Big Easy.

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The SRT went through Fox News Digital through their training operations, during which officials perform riddled operations for scenarios, such as serving a search order, hostage rescue and responding to a suspicious vehicle or a suspicious person in the crowd.

The team is usually assigned to respond to high -risk goals, including suspects who have an extensive criminal history, hide in a fortified building, experience mental instability or are members of Bandi.

In the rescue scenario of the hostages in which Fox News Digital participated as a “victim”, officials responded to a hypothetical call for help, entered the training center, deployed Flashbang, recorded a “suspected” Simulatory Circle Puppet and save “” “Victim.”

The center is set to resemble home or construction officers can enter during the answer.

“Mostly our special agents are just that … They are criminal investigators. We are investigating long -term, complex criminal investigations in organizations.”

– Sac eric delauna

“They are the enforcement of the law. Are not police, but they are [are all] The implementation of the law, “Delauna said.” We are trained to deal with active weapons threats. We are trained to deal with mass events. And we are dressed to cope with medical emergency rooms to some extent. So, these agents are ready to go outside and work with our state and local partners and support them. “

During training operations, HSI officials carry full tactical equipment, including helmets, multiple first aid sets, bullet vests, microphones and training magazines, which are the same weapons used regularly. But they turn into simulation circles during training, explained Tim Fox News Digital.

SRT also showed Fox News Digital that officers use unmanned aircraft and cameras that expanded to long columns to search within the threats before they enter.

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In the screening scenario, SRT showed that the officers would arrive at Bearcat Vehicle and refer their presence at the location before shooting peppers at the entrance, instead of physically beating at the entrance to protect officers and civilians. Officers would then enter and search each room in a place for threats or victims.

SRT officers described themselves as a family because of how much time they spend working together, usually far from their homes and real families. The team spends on average three weeks each month together.

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The attack on January 1 was “a pretty painful experience for” HSI New Orleans agent, Delauna said.

“That weighs it very much on our people here, but they are dedicated … to ensure a safe and safe atmosphere for Super Bowl. And they are dedicated to providing a safe and safe atmosphere for Mardi Gras, which is unique to us,” Delauna explained , adding that HSI New Orleans consists of many locals and native Louisiane.

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“They have emotionally personal investment here in the city and in traditions such as Mardi Gras and in support of big events like Super Bowl. So there are a lot of pride here for these agents, and they do every job day,” he said.

Delaune also had a message to the public in front of Super Bowl.

“Don’t stick to it and don’t be ashamed to report something,” he said. “Do not reject your instincts. If there is something that is wrong, let us know. Let’s decide if this is something that could be worried about.”

The FBI continues to explore the terrorist attack, which left 15 dead on January 1, including the perpetrator.

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Federal authorities said Jabbar had previously visited New Orleans twice, once, once October 2024, and once November 2024. He also visited Kairo and Toronto before the attack, the FBI announced.

While Jabbar was obviously acting alone, the authorities explore if he had copies.