AFP-JIJI ¨C Heavy security blanketed New Orleans on Thursday as college football¡¯s Sugar Bowl went off without a hitch, one day after a truck-ramming attack killed 14 people in the city¡¯s famed nightlife district.
While thousands of rival fans of the University of Georgia and Notre Dame converged on the Superdome for the much-hyped matchup, the New Year¡¯s Day tragedy put a discernable damper on the event.
Originally set for Wednesday, the Sugar Bowl was postponed to Jan. 2, sending many fans scrambling to change flights and extend hotel stays.
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