There was a lot of whistling. There was a lot of hugging. There was a lot of Kendrick Lamar music. There was, as is to be expected, a lot of shouting "Go birds!"

A band plays along Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter on Feb. 4, 2025. Fourteen people were killed and about 30 were injured when a man sped down Bourbon Street in a pick up truck early on New Year’s Day 2025.

Super Bowl LIX security will have 2,000 law enforcement officers on duty, along with 200 state troopers and 350 national guard troops, to patrolling the area.