(KMDL-FM) There is still a lot of “get up and go” left in 2025. Granted, the new school year may have just gotten started in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and Monroe, but there are still places to go and things to see with or without the kids in tow.
If you do have travel plans that involve you boarding an aircraft at one of Louisiana’s seven commercial airports, there are a few new things you need to know about what you can and can’t pack in your suitcases.
If you haven’t traveled by air over the past year or so, I would advise you to visit the TSA Website and get familiar with the myriad of changes that the agency has made over the past 12 to 18 months. I will give them credit; they see and feel the traveling public’s pain, and they are adjusting to keep us safe but efficiently moving through our nation’s airports.
Is It Possible to Fly in the United States Without a Real ID?
One of the most notable changes in air travel over the past year or so has been the implementation of the Real ID. If you don’t have one, you need to get one. And if you can’t get one before you need to fly, there are some workarounds that still work, but they are getting harder and harder to work around…