Hammond's airport to receive $84,000 in funds from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

WASHINGTON — Hammond's airport is set to receive more than $80,000 to improve its taxiways and terminal from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2022, Sen. Bill Cassidy said Thursday.Under the Biden-era bipartisan legislation, the City of Hammond will receive $84,000 in federal funding to rehabilitate 36,000 feet of taxiways and 640 square yards of the terminal apron at Hammond Northshore Regional Airport. Cassidy said the money will be used to "maintain pavement inte