The 50-year-old stadium has hosted fewer Super Bowls in recent decades, and competition for the big game is only increasing.

Hopes of spotting Lil Wayne at Super Bowl LIX look dashed with the Hollygrove native saying he will not attend the big game Tuesday. "Y'all know I'm not going to be there this week. Which means I guess there's a seat to fill," Lil Wayne said in a video on Instagram this week.

The Super Bowl is set to kick off at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Being a lifelong New Orleans Saints fan, I confess that I don’t have a rooting interest in either team and the outcome is of little interest to me.

Planning on visiting New Orleans for the Super Bowl? Make sure you eat well. Here are a few tasty New Orleans dishes to choose from.

The event transforms 700,000 square feet — an area roughly the size of 12 full NFL football fields — at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center into an "experiential and exhibitory space," Ewell said.

New Orleans flings open its doors this week to the biggest party in American sports, welcoming thousands of tourists weeks after a New Year's Day attack on the city's iconic Bourbon Street.

Donald Trump will appear at the Caesars Superdome when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. The matchup, featuring the reigning Super Bowl champions and one of the league's most storied franchises, kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET and will air on FOX during Super Bowl 59.

The parties leading up to Super Bowl Sunday are as big an attraction as the game itself and this week's celebrity-filled festivities will look to incorporate the host city's vibrant music and food scenes.

The seafood tower has lobster tails, crab legs, crab fingers, crab claws and plenty of of lemons and sauces. Image: Carlie Kollath Wells/Axios The Super Bowl LIX fans with the most expensive tickets will dine on seafood towers and tomahawk steaks.

New Orleans chefs pull out all the stops offering traditional food offerings at Super Bowl