Kirkpatrick told WDSU, New Orleans' local NBC affiliate, she is expecting a briefing from the FBI on Thursday morning and Bourbon Street could reopen in the afternoon as city officials work to ensure the safety of the Allstate Sugar Bowl college football playoff game set to kick off Thursday night at the city’s Caesars Superdome.

In a news conference on Jan. 2, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said the attacker was “100 percent inspired by ISIS.”