Authorities are evacuating the Baton Rouge Metro Airport due to a bomb threat. A spokesman with the Baton Rouge Police Department confirms the agency is assisting airport police with the situation. Cpl. L’Jean McNeely says his department was contacted by the airport around 4 p.m., but could provide no additional details. A bomb threat was reportedly called in to the airport earlier today, claiming a vehicle in the parking lot contained a bomb. —Stephanie Riegel
News Alert: Baton Rouge Airport evacuated due to bomb threat
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