New Orleans Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Sugar Bowl, Tickets Plummet To $25 As Fans Leave Town
New Orleans Beefs Up Security Ahead Of Sugar Bowl, Tickets Plummet To $25 As Fans Leave Town
In the wake of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans that killed at least 15 and injured dozens, Allstate Sugar Bowl officials said the decision to postpone the game to Thursday at 4 p.m. ET will enable security teams to increase their coverage around the city and especially at the Caesars Superdome.
在新奧爾良新年攻擊事件發生後，造成至少15人遇難和數十人受傷，好事達糖碗的官員表示，將比賽推遲到星期四下午4點的決定，將使安防團隊能夠增強城市，尤其是凱撒超級圓頂周圍的安保力度。
Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL) and security officials did not specify what the new measures entail. Wednesday's postponement was a first in the 91-year history of the Sugar Bowl; officials said "it was the prudent move." The organization said they made the decision "in coordination with federal, state, and local authorities as well as the two universities, Caesars Superdome and ESPN."
好事達CORP（紐交所代碼：ALL）和安防官員沒有具體說明新措施的內容。週三的推遲是糖碗91年曆史上的第一次；官員們表示，這是一項明智的決定。該組織表示，他們是在與聯邦、州和地方當局及兩所高校、凱撒超級圓頂和ESPN協調下做出的決定。
"Public safety is paramount," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said at a media briefing alongside federal, state and local officials, including Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. "All parties all agree that it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game," reported the Associated Press.
「公共安全是首要考慮，」糖碗首席執行官傑夫·亨德利在與聯邦、州和地方官員，包括路易斯安那州州長傑夫·蘭德里和新奧爾良市長拉託亞·坎特雷爾的媒體發佈會上表示。「所有方都一致認爲，推遲比賽符合所有人和公共安全的最佳利益，」美聯社報道。
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS)-owned ESPN will televise the game, which was initially postponed 24 hours, but both Georgia and Notre Dame requested an earlier start time, according to the Times Picayune.
迪士尼公司（紐交所代碼：DIS）擁有的ESPN將播出這場比賽，比賽最初推遲了24小時，但喬治亞州和諾特丹的兩支隊伍根據時報皮卡尤恩請求更早的開始時間。
The postponement meant that many fans holding tickets would not be able to attend the game. Ticket prices online plummeted in some cases to less than $25 as fans were holding them and needed to leave NOLA on Thursday, "tried to unload them," according to the local news outlet.
推遲意味着許多持票的球迷將無法參加比賽。一些情況下，網上的票價暴跌至不到25美元，因爲球迷們原本持有這些票並需要在星期四離開新奧爾良，「試圖出手」，當地媒體報道。
Both Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) and Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) are waiving certain fees for travelers affected by the terror attack, allowing flexible rebooking options, reported Fox5.
達美航空公司（紐交所代碼：DAL）和西南航空公司（紐交所代碼：LUV）正在放棄對受到恐怖襲擊影響的旅客的某些費用，允許靈活的重新預訂選項，福克斯5報道。
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諾特丹教練發言
"What I told the team is in the toughest moments, the culture of any program, of a nation, is revealed," Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman told ESPN's Scott Van Pelt on Wednesday's SportsCenter. "I have a lot of faith this country will rally around the city of New Orleans and support all the victims and families that were affected today."
「我告訴隊員們的是，在最艱難的時刻，任何項目或國家的文化都會顯露出來，」諾特丹教練馬庫斯·弗里曼在週三的體育中心對ESPN的斯科特·範佩爾特說。「我對這個國家將團結在新奧爾良城市周圍，支持所有受到今天影響的受害者和家庭充滿信心。」
Van Pelt asked how he and the team prepared for the game in their first meeting following the tragedy in NOLA. "The first part of that meeting was to mourn and pray for our country. But the end of the meeting was to redirect our focus to preparing for this game," Freeman replied.
範佩爾特詢問他和團隊在新奧爾良悲劇後第一次會議中如何準備比賽。"會議的第一部分是爲我們的國家哀悼和祈禱。但會議結束時是將我們的注意力重新集中到準備這場比賽上，"弗里曼回答道。
The Sugar Bowl has been played annually in New Orleans on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day since 1935. The Superdome, of which Caesars Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:CZR) holds the naming rights, has been hosting the Sugar Bowl every year since it was built in 1975, with the exception of 2006 when Hurricane Katrina damaged the facility.
自1935年以來，糖碗賽每年在新奧爾良的除夕或元旦舉行。凱撒娛樂公司（納斯達克：CZR）持有的超級穹頂自1975年建成以來每年都舉辦糖碗賽，唯一的例外是2006年，當時卡特里娜颶風對設施造成了損害。
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