General Aviation Airport Coming to Livingston Parish.

[JBP55]

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[mforsta]

This is the last thing Livingston needs. What politician or politician’s friend has a plane that they are building the airport for? With the Baton Rouge and Hammond airports within a half hours drive why do we need an airport.

 

[dantheman]

Somebody has some land that they want to sell " cheap " .

 

[topgunz1]

Plus Gonzales general aviation nearby too. Rich guys paying each other to play with their toys

 

[Bigchillin83]

tax payers paying for something that isn't gonna be available to us, only cooperate and high $ people with privet planes...

this is the last thing Livingston needs..

 

[jdindadell]

I have a hard time believing this "airport" will generate 150 jobs.

 

[Bigchillin83]

I have a hard time believing this "airport" will generate 150 jobs.

Right that’s more than a super center Walmart or Home Depot lol

 

[dantheman]

tax payers paying for something that isn't gonna be available to us, only cooperate and high $ people with privet planes...

this is the last thing Livingston needs..

Sure , it will be available to anybody . Just go buy yourself a plane .

 

[Bigchillin83]

Sure , it will be available to anybody . Just go buy yourself a plane .

And pay country club club house dues lol

 

[jdindadell]

Right that’s more than a super center Walmart or Home Depot lol

Yeah, so what are these 150 people going to be doing?

a few people in the flight tower, but they be full time?

i can see some full time security people, maybe a full time building/equipment maintenance person or 2. If they put up hangars then perhaps there will be some mechanics working on the planes? Maybe a full time person cutting the grass/cleaning the runway?

you cant count pilots, or anyone else in the planes as they are not related to the airport directly... Sounds like BS to me.

 

[WhereIsIt?]

I won't argue whether it's a good idea or not but basing off the lakefront airport I can see close to that number of employees. Lakefront has a couple charter flight companies that hire pilots to fly for them. They also have mechanics and other employees that prep the private planes for flight. Then they have the helicopter rides. They have a coffee shop and a restaurant.

Then you have instructors that use it as well.

Also... Just like with any hobby, it cost money and if want it, then you'll save for it. I have a friend who is by no means "rich". He got his pilot's license and then bought him a plane. Him and his wife will take weekend trips hopping from one airport to another.

 

[Bigchillin83]

Everybody’s gonna be surprised when there’s an increase of drugs in Livingston also.. hmm idk how that happened lol

 

[Kraut]

Yeah, so what are these 150 people going to be doing?

a few people in the flight tower, but they be full time?

i can see some full time security people, maybe a full time building/equipment maintenance person or 2. If they put up hangars then perhaps there will be some mechanics working on the planes? Maybe a full time person cutting the grass/cleaning the runway?

you cant count pilots, or anyone else in the planes as they are not related to the airport directly... Sounds like BS to me.

Slidell has an airport that can handle corporate jets. I doubt there's more than 15 people there on a busy day. There is no control tower, security is by a gate with a keycode panel for which anyone can pass around the code, and the most business that passes through there is probably associated with the skydiving company on the weekends. It did, however, generate some sweet Homeland Security funded overtime after 9-11, sitting overnight in case a plane landed to note tail numbers and ID occupants, which never happened at night when I was working, but I watched a lot of movies on DVD, arrested a car thief that took a wrong turn one night, as well as a group of vehicle burglars who also missed their turn and got stopped. I've heard that people use the taxiway at night to see how fast new units accelerate, but I wouldn't know anything about that.

 

[JBP55]

Kraut Said, I've heard that people use the taxiway at night to see how fast new units accelerate, but I wouldn't know anything about that.

Yea, Right.

 

[charlie12]

Kraut Said, I've heard that people use the taxiway at night to see how fast new units accelerate, but I wouldn't know anything about that.

Yea, Right.

I think LPSO just used I-12 I remember hearing WPD chasing a car that turned out to be a LPSO unit. He loved to fly so much he made him a pilot.