Press Releases
Baton Rouge Metro Airport Receives Airport of the Year Award from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced the Baton Rouge Metro Airport as the winner of the Louisiana Airport of the Year award at the 2023 Louisiana Airport Managers and Associates Annual Conference. To be considered eligible for the Airport of the Year award, an airport must have managed all maintenance inspection issues and all significant safety-related features, and made a significa...
Baton Rouge Metro Airport and Baton Rouge Area Chamber Launch “BR – DC Take the Pledge” Campaign
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR), in conjunction with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC), announced a community campaign today to increase support for the nonstop flights on American Airlines to Washington Reagan Airport (DCA). American Airlines added the daily, roundtrip service from BTR to DCA in June of this year, but the flight load factors (% of seats filled) have been below the 80% plus goal. The overall B...
Baton Rouge Metro Airport Hosting 18th Annual "Business Opportunities Workshop"
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport’s 18th Annual “Business Opportunities Workshop” will be held on November 15, 2023 from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (7:30 a.m. registration) at the Raising Cane’s River Center. Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome’s Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Ms. Leslie Ricard Chambers, will provide a business overview for the City of Baton Rouge and explain t...
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Selects Assistant Director of Aviation
Baton Rouge, LA - After an exhaustive nationwide executive search process conducted by ACS Firm, based in Chicago, IL, th e Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport ( selected Louis Hubbard as its next Assistant Director of Aviation. Mr.Hubbard, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, began his career in 2013 with Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport ( as an Airpor t Operations Supervisor with responsibilitie...