(KPEL News) – If you want another reason to “Fly Lafayette”, a man was indicted for calling in a bomb threat to the New Orleans airport because he couldn’t pay his parking fees. Parking fees can be big business if you must leave your car at an airport.
Bomb Threat Allegations Unfold at New Orleans Airport
All of this unfolded, according to the Department of Justice, on November 7, when the Alexandria man flew into Louis Armstrong International Airport but then got into a dispute over parking fees owed. That, the government says, was when the man allegedly called in a bomb threat to the airport.
Who is Corey Johnson?
According to acting United States Attorney Michael M Simpson, the 35-year-old man “was indicted on November 20, 2025, for willfully conveying a bomb threat, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(e).”
How Was the Airport Bomb Threat Made?
The government affidavit states that Corey Johnson called AVCOM, the Aviation Communications Center of the New Orleans airport, to claim there was a bomb at the airport. Not only did he call that first time, but he called back a second time, allegedly making the same threat. The allegations also state that the man threatened the operator taking the calls.
According to Business Insider,
The FBI’s violent crime task force was called by the local sheriff’s office after New Orleans Airport received a “threatening phone call” on November 7, per an FBI agent’s affidavit…