BATON ROUGE - Organizers of the Louisiana Marathon say the annual race will come with heightened security and a multiple-agency approach to safety after a terrorist attack in the state's biggest city on New Year's Day.

"It will be the Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana State Police, Department of Public Safety, and LSU Police," organizer Michael Wattigny said. 

BRPD says it has received no threats and that officers plan to stage barricades and officers along the route.

"We got contributions from a lot of the other agencies that pitched in to make sure we have a safe 26-mile course, which is our longest distance, and it takes a lot of manpower and a lot of moving parts to work together, to collaborate, to make a great experience," Wattigny said.

With thousands of participants and visitors set to be in attendance, he is calling for help from not just law enforcement.

"As always, we encourage anybody out there, spectators, runners, you see something, say something. And if you see something that looks out of line, let them know so we can take up the chain and get things taken care of," Wattigny said. 

Registration for the event is still open and anyone interested can register here.