The sugar bowl was to continue as planned after the truck ramming in New Orleans

As fans prepare to attend the annual Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, law enforcement continues to investigate the attack that hit trucks early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street that left at least 10 dead and dozens injured.

The suspect was killed after allegedly opening fire on police officers with an assault rifle. The FBI is investigating the attack as an “act of terrorism.”

Law enforcement said the attack occurred at 3:15 a.m. local time, about 16 hours before the Georgia Bulldogs take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs.

There were discussions Wednesday morning about possibly postponing or canceling the Sugar Bowl — a college football game played annually in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day since 1935 — because of the number of resources needed to secure the venue, according to sources briefed on the discussions.

While some side events and parties are being cancelled, the game, set to start at 7:45 p.m. CT, forward, the sources said.

New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said Wednesday morning that officers were working to increase security measures at the Superdome, but that the game would go on as scheduled.

Both schools issued statements offering condolences to the victims and their families.

“We are horrified and saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans,” the University of Georgia wrote in a opinion on X. “University personnel are working to determine if any UGA students, faculty, staff, alumni or fans were among the victims. We offer our deepest sympathies to all the victims and their families, and we stand in solidarity with the New Orleans community.”

“Our prayers go out to the family members and loved ones of all those affected by the terrible attack in New Orleans early this morning,” the Rev. Robert A. Dowd, president of Notre Dame, said in a declaration. “We also pray for all those injured and express our deepest gratitude to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line to protect others. To stand in solidarity with those who suffer is to exemplify the spirit of Notre Dame. Today we stand in solidarity with all those affected by this tragedy.”

According to the New Orleans Police Department, the attack happened on Bourbon Street when the department was “staffed 100%” for New Year’s Eve and the Sugar Bowl.

“The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the horrific events of early this morning,” Allstate Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said in a statement, according to the local ABC News affiliate WJCL. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. We are in ongoing discussions with authorities at the local, state and federal levels and will communicate additional details as they become available.”

Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial told ABC News’ Diane Macedo that he was confident law enforcement could provide security for the Sugar Bowl and that the cost of people traveling into the city to play had to be weighed.

“If you think about postponing the game a day or two, one thing that’s implied is you have visitors from Georgia, visitors from Notre Dame who are there, who paid to come to New Orleans, who live at hotel rooms at some cost to themselves You also have to weigh the impact on them, he said.