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Article: Questions surround proposed airport deal for New Orleans region
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- New Orleans CityBusiness
- Article date:
- June 9, 2008
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As legislators build a framework to transfer ownership of Louis
Armstrong New Orleans International Airport from the city to the
state, questions linger about the actual benefits to the city or the
region from the transaction.
For many New Orleans business leaders, selling the airport is a
no-brainer. The deal will provide money to develop plans such as the
downtown biomedical and theater districts and the Riverfront
development, they say.
Armstrong, in the hands of a regional board, could be expanded to
include a rapid transit system between New Orleans and Baton Rouge
and incorporate more multi-modal trade activity, capitalizing on New
Orleans' spot on the Mississippi River, supporters ...