Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Business Plans for direct flights from Baton Rouge to D.C. hit pandemic-induced snag By Julia-Claire Evans - February 1, 2022 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint (iStock) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport’s plans to put a $1 million grant toward direct flights to Washington, D.C., have been slowed due to the pandemic. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.