Increased Military and Police Presence in French Quarter; Super Bowl Security Deployment in Full Swing
From helicopters churning in the skies above the French Quarter to Louisiana National Guard members toting M4 rifles alongside revelers gripping Hand Grenade cocktails on Bourbon Street, the full force of the massive law enforcement presence in New Orleans came into focus Wednesday as Super Bowl crowds began building. Heavy metal barricades, bollards, arches and wedges in varying configurations cluttered nearly every block of…
