Jefferson Parish leaders are calling on New Orleans officials to give them more power over Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport following failures at its $27 million stormwater pump station during Hurricane Francine.
The Parish Council sponsored a resolution seeking a joint session between it, the New Orleans City Council’s Transportation and Airport Committee, Kenner leaders and the New Orleans Aviation Board, which oversees the airport, to give the parish more representation on that board.
If a compromise can’t be reached, the council is preparing a second resolution asking the state Legislature to intervene…