Tourism in Louisiana - Airports in Louisiana, Hotels in Louisiana, Louisiana Wine, Visitor Attractions in Louisiana (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 127. Not illustrated. Chapters: Airports in Louisiana, Hotels in Louisiana, Louisiana Wine, Visitor Attractions in Louisiana, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, List of Airports in Louisiana, England Air Force Base, Beauregard Regional Airport, Esler Regional Airport, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Monroe Regional Airport, Shreveport Regional Airport, Lafayette Regional Airport, New Orleans Lakefront Airport, Chennault International Airport, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Alexandria International Airport, False River Regional Airport, Hammond Northshore Regional Airport, Natchitoches Regional Airport, L'auberge Du Lac Resort, Acadiana Regional Airport, Houma-Terrebonne Airport, Slidell Airport, St. Tammany Regional Airport, Shreveport Downtown Airport, Ruston Regional Airport, Mississippi Delta Ava, St. Landry Parish Airport, Vivian Airport, Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport, Allen Parish Airport, Grand Isle Seaplane Base, Jonesboro Airport, Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport, Southern Seaplane Airport, Charlie Hammonds Seaplane Base, Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Shreveport, High Delta Safari Park, Hilton Capitol Center, Louisiana Forest Festival. Excerpt: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - The airport was originally named after daredevil aviator John Moisant, who died in 1910 in an airplane crash on this land (which was devoted to farming at the time). Its IATA code MSY was derived from Moisant Stock Yards, as Lakefront Airport retained the "NEW" code. Plans for Moisant Field were begun in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport (New Orleans Lakefront Airport) was in need of expansion or replacement. With the advent of World War II the land became a government air base. It was returned to civilian control...