Newsstand - New airport under consideration for New Orleans

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-05-17-new-orleans-airport_x.htm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials are studying the possibility of building a new airport in suburban St. Charles Parish or in eastern New Orleans that would totally replace the current Louis Armstrong International Airport.

Just imagine all the kickbacks...

I understand that Delta was going to make NOLA its base before building up Atlanta, but there was just too much corruption. The rest is history.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-05-17-new-orleans-airport_x.htm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials are studying the possibility of building a new airport in suburban St. Charles Parish or in eastern New Orleans that would totally replace the current Louis Armstrong International Airport.