Baton Rouge receives federal grant to assist airport service needs

September 27, 2011

(AP) — The federal Transportation Department has issued a $340,000 grant to Baton Rouge to improve its airline service.
The agency said Tuesday that the grant will be used to provide a revenue guarantee to add service between Baton Rouge and Washington, D.C. Baton Rouge is one of 29 cities receiving $15 million from a program designed to help smaller airports deal with air service needs.

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