The Lafayette Airport Commission, along with Congressman Clay Higgins, are seeking assistance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in finding a solution to long security lines at the airport.
Traveling to or through Atlanta via air might be tougher than you think because of a power outage that left the nation's busiest airport in the dark for almost a day.
The money collected from the tax is about a third of the amount needed to complete the entire project, and officials expect to get the remaining funds from the state and federal governments.
The direct flights to Denver are expected to be very popular among oil field workers trying to get the northwestern part of the country and also for ski enthusiast this winter.
United Airlines has announced that they will offer nonstop service from Lafayette Regional Airport to Denver International Airport starting August 19th.