New Orleans Saints star defensive end Cam Jordan donated to a victims fund for those affected by the terrorist attack that took place on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Jordan wrote on social media that he has donated $25,000 to the foundation New Year’s Drama Fund.
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Jess Knazs and Blanca Young stand on their French Quarter balcony watching FBI agents investigate a possible explosive device as New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, 1 January 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
“I’m joining @GNOFoundation and the @CityOfNOLA in donating $25,000 to the New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund to support the victims of the attack,” Jordan wrote on lost their lives and those who were seriously injured.”
The Greater New Orleans Foundation established the fund in response to the terrorist attack that took place in the city.
“The Greater New Orleans Foundation joins the City of New Orleans and fellow community partners to launch the New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund to help the victims and survivors of the 2025 New Year’s Day mass casualty,” reads the description of the fund.
New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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“Around 3:15 a.m. on New Year’s Day, a man driving a white pickup truck drove into the crowd on Bourbon Street as revelers gathered in the wake of New Year’s Eve celebrations. The FBI is now investigating the mass casualty incident as an act of terrorism.”
At least fifteen people were killed, as well as several others injured in the attack.
Cameron Jordan, No. 94, of the New Orleans Saints, is shown on the field before the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on September 29, 2024. (Dale Zanine-Imagn images)
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The attack forced the postponement of the Sugar Bowl, which will now take place at 4:00 PM ET at the Caesars Superdome.
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