Travelers from all over are flying into Baton Rouge during Independence Day weekend
BATON ROUGE — Independence Day weekend is a busy time for travel nationwide.
The American Automobile Association is expecting almost 71 million people to travel over this Independence Day holiday period. They predict over 5.7 million people will travel by air over the nine days from June 29 to July 7.
Ashley Alston and Darline Grider flew into Baton Rouge today from Pittsburgh. They said they are heading to New Orleans for Essence Fest, a common occurrence during the holiday weekend at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport.