Final beam placed on new terminal at Lafayette Regional Airport; Opening date remains September 2021
(WorldNews Business)

Passengers boarding their flights around lunchtime Thursday might not have noticed, but the staff at the Lafayette Regional Airport marked a significant point in construction. Airport board members, construction crews and others signed the final beam for the new $90 million, 110-square-foot terminal before a crane placed it along the west side of the terminal. That means the frame of the structure is in place, and the next step is putting up walls and sealing up the building that officials say will replace the current 62,000-square-foot terminal by...