In the wake of Wednesday’s terror attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the wise decision was made to postpone the Sugar Bowl from Wednesday to Thursday. It was in part a practical decision, as federal, state and local law enforcement closed down large parts of the town in order to investigate the crime that ended with 15 people dead; officials also needed time to determine if there were any remaining threats lurking on the streets of the Big Easy.
Delaying the game by a day was also a humane and necessary decision, as it gave the town a chance to take a breath and start the long process of coming to terms with a terrorist attack taking place on its soil just as it was gearing up for it annual Mardi Gras bacchanalia.
New Orleans has faced tough times before, but even they needed that grace period to take in what happened on Bourbon Street. In the wake of…
