Little progress in airport buyout idea

NEW ORLEANS, La. – A board created by the Legislature to evaluate a possible state takeover of city-owned Louis Armstrong International Airport is unlikely to be ready to offer a recommendation by this year’s legislative session, in part because the state has given it few resources. The Southeast Regional Airport Authority wants to hire a consultant but until a few days ago it had no idea where the money might come from. (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 02/12/09)