Despite heightened security measures in the French Quarter for Super Bowl week, Louisiana officials say legally carried firearms will still be allowed in the designated safety zone, despite ongoing concerns from city leaders.

Danette Colbert is accused of using the credit card of reporter Adan Manzano, who was found dead in a hotel room

Corporate events abound in New Orleans as parts of the city is transformed for the Super Bowl. But in the French Quarter, the heart of the action, the smallest players in the city's hospitality scene are still keeping it real,

Super Bowl fans have arrived in New Orleans ahead of the big game on Sunday. And so have thousands of law enforcement officers. They’re a part of a new “enhanced security zone” that launched on Wednesday in the French Quarter. The area includes the first seven blocks of Bourbon Street off of Canal, along with Royal and Dauphine streets.

New Orleans chef Susan Spicer has been a regular contributor to the Taste of the NFL charity event at Super Bowl host cities around the country and is doing so in her hometown again this year.

After a truck plowed into a bourbon street crowd and killed four people in New Orleans French Quarter, officials are now preparing the city for Super Bowl weekend.