BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport announced the airfield is now open. According to a release, the first flight into Baton Rouge arrived on Wednesday evening. Flight operations are expected to resume on Thursday morning. The first scheduled flight is on United Airlines to Houston, TX at 7:15 a.m. The airport said to expect delays throughout the morning as flight schedules across the country recover from storm impacts. Passengers are urged to monitor their flight status. On Monday, the airport announced the suspension and delay of flights for Tuesday. Latest News Officers outraged by President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons 6 planets to align in the night sky: Here's when Senate panel sets hearing on Tulsi Gabbard nomination Baton Rouge man arrested for home invasion, attempted stabbing 3 finalists to interview for Southern University Law Center chancellor role