Students traveling this summer have an additional choice to take them to the New Orleans airport. A newly-opened private shuttle services, called Tiger Airport Shuttle, offer transportation from Baton Rouge to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans worldwide Airport and back.

Terry Leon, owner of Tiger Airport Shuttle, said the shuttle service is cheaper than choice airport service offered.


It expenses about $135 for a one-way taxi, Leon said. "We offer a lower price than taxi since multiple passenger share a nine-passenger van."

He said the shuttle service expenses $69.95 to take a student to or from LSU to the New Orleans Airport or $39.95 to or from the home office on Andrea Drive. Andrew Roberts, biology junior from California, said he often tries to fly out of New Orleans since the New Orleans airport offer more direct flights.

It's often hard to get a ride from a friend, and a taxi is very expensive. The new shuttle is incredible I will think,” Roberts said.

Student Government offered a shuttle service most recent semester to and from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans airports during Thanks giving and Christmas holidays. students paid $20 for roundtrip service toward New Orleans through the holidays.

Noah Miller, former SG executive of transportation, said the holiday shuttle went well last semester.

Miller thought service is geared in the direction of holiday transportation and will not be accessible around finals. He said SG is looking into offering the service again during the 2010 Thanks giving and Christmas holidays.