The Sugar Bowl was postponed from New Year’s Day, and will now take place on Thursday, January 2nd. Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams told ABC News Wednesday afternoon that the college football game between Georgia and Notre Dame, set to kick off Jan. 1 at 7:45 p.m. CT at the Ceasar’s Superdome in New Orleans, was being postponed in the wake of the terror-attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street that left at least 15 dead and dozens injured.
The FBI said the suspect was killed after allegedly opening fire on police officers with an assault rifle, with the incident being deemed ‘an act of terrorism.’ Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said in a statement, according to local affiliate WJCL: “The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the terrible events from early this morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. We are in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state, and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available.”
The University of Georgia wrote in a statement on X: “We are horrified and saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans. University personnel are working to determine if any UGA students, faculty, staff, alumni or fans were among the victims. We offer our deepest condolences to all the victims and their families, and we stand in solidarity with the New Orleans community.”
Rev. Robert A. Dowd, president of Notre Dame, said in a statement: “Our prayers are with the family members and loved ones of all those impacted by the terrible attack in New Orleans early this morning. We also pray for all those injured and extend our deepest gratitude to the brave first responders who risked their lives to protect others. To be in solidarity with those who suffer is to exemplify the spirit of Notre Dame. Today, we are in solidarity with all those impacted by this tragedy.”
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