In photos: New Orleans readies for Sugar Bowl college football game after lockdown in city

Flags were at half-staff outside the Superdome and at nearby state buildings on Thursday as fans arrived a day later than scheduled for the Sugar Bowl – a game serving this season as a College Football Playoff quarter-final between Notre Dame and Georgia.

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Fans of Notre Dame and Georgia enter the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.Chris Graythen/Getty Images

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FBI SWAT team members arrive at the Superdome in New Orleans.Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press

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Fans of Notre Dame and Georgia line up to enter the Caesars Superdome prior to the Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome.Chris Graythen/Getty Images

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Security personnel stand guard outside the Caesars Superdome, on the day of 2025 Sugar Bowl.Octavio Jones/Reuters

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Fans take photos with law enforcement outside the Caesars Superdome prior to the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl.Chris Graythen/Getty Images

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Fans pose for photos outside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.Chris Graythen/Getty Images

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Law enforcement officers patrol the exterior of the Caesars Superdome prior to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.Sean Gardner/Getty Images

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Law enforcement officers patrol the exterior of the Caesars Superdome prior to the Allstate Sugar Bowl.Sean Gardner/Getty Images

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Members of a Louisiana State Police SWAT team stand guard outside of the Superdome in New Orleans.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images

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Law enforcement officers patrol the exterior of the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.Sean Gardner/Getty Images

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Fans pass through a security checkpoint as they arrive for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.EDMUND D. FOUNTAIN/The New York Times News Service

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A law enforcement officer keeps watch outside Caesars Superdome prior to the Sugar Bowl.Sean Gardner/Getty Images

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