Local NPR for the Cape, Coast & Islands 90.1 91.1 94.3

Skateboard Competition Held At New Orleans' Old Airport

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. Planes don't fly anymore at the old Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans. But this past weekend, people showed up and were still able to catch some air.

(SOUNDBITE OF SKATEBOARD BANGING)

MARTIN: It was open to skateboarders. Skaters flew down newly installed plywood ramps and even got to jump over some piles of stacked luggage. Can all airport experiences be that fun, please? It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  1. 4 people died and hundreds injured when tornadoes spun across Oklahoma
  2. ICC may issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials over the war in Gaza, reports say
  3. Centrist Democrats want Biden and Congress to make border security a priority
  4. Visiting Norway? Enjoy the fjords but leave the walruses alone
  5. MLB's new uniforms, that ended up being see-through, will get fixed