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Coastal News Roundup: New Airport, Same Low-Lying Ground

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Tegan Wendland,
Jennifer Larino
Published October 26, 2018 at 1:20 PM EDT
A September 2018 aerial image shows construction on the new nearly $1 billion terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Airport officials spent recent months weighing whether a sinking sewer line could delay its opening.
New Orleans Aviation Board
A September 2018 aerial image shows construction on the new nearly $1 billion terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Airport officials spent recent months weighing whether a sinking sewer line could delay its opening.

The new Louis Armstrong airport is set to open next year. The $1 billion facility is big, sleek - and only four feet above sea level.

Reporter Jennifer Larino has been covering the new airport for Nola.com/The Times Picayune, and she talked with WWNO’s Tegan Wendland about how prepared it is for the threats of climate change. 

Coastal News Roundup: New Airport, Same Low-Lying Ground

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Tegan Wendland
Tegan Wendland is a freelance producer with a background in investigative news reporting. She currently produces the biweekly segment, Northshore Focus.
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Jennifer Larino