AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Requests the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission to study the feasibility of performing additional functions of economic and industrial development.

This resolution asks the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission to study whether it can expand its role to include various economic and industrial development tasks. The proposed new functions would cover activities such as marketing, financial assistance, tax breaks, industrial training, and supporting local businesses to create new products or enter new markets. If the study finds these roles feasible, the commission would also need to create a plan detailing how it could build, maintain, and operate facilities like office buildings, roads, and landing structures to support this expanded mission. The commission is required to submit a report on its findings to state legislative committees and the legislative library by September 1, 2024.