New Orleans officials will deploy stiffer barriers on some downtown roadways ahead of the the big game in February after an attacker barreled down Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, killing 14 people.

One week after the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year's Day, New Orleans has brought in a security expert to help guide the city's plans in the near future. As the city faces lawsuits and investigations concerning the supposed mismanagement of safety barriers,

Kendrick Lamar will headline the halftime show of Super Bowl LIX, but two days prior to the big game in New Orleans, the Madden Bowl will get some musical festivities of its own.

Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton and Tucker Wetmore will lead a night meshing music and sports, when they spearhead EA Sports Presents Madden Bowl at the Orpheum Theater on Friday, Feb. 7, with the concert happening just two days prior to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

UTC Last year’s Madden Bowl in Las Vegas featured performances from Green Day, Big Boi and Killer Mike, and BRELAND. This year, big game weekend heads down south to The Big Easy. New Orleans, a city incredibly rich in music from Louis Armstrong to Lil Wayne,