As officials at Louis Armstrong International Airport begin planning for a second terminal with 15 additional gates and a new parking garage, Kenner residents and elected officials are calling for better communication and more transparency about the expansion.

Concerns surfaced after the airport hosted a meeting Aug, 12 to solicit public input on the expansion plans but didn’t provide what some residents say was sufficient notice of the gathering, which was held from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. during the first week of school in Jefferson Parish.

Only a dozen or so attendees showed up, according to those who were present.

Public agencies are required to provide at least 24 hours notice before a public meeting. Airport spokesperson Erin Burns said the meeting was, in fact, advertised in “Nola.com an

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