I know one of the associate deans for the LSU Honors College, and she is fantastic, so I imagine the program is very good.
I would try to get there for a visit with a talk with someone in Honors.
And congratulations!
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Oops! I meant flying into NO from either Philly or Newark and then renting a car to head to Baton Rouge.
I go for work all the time. The advantage of New Orleans is youâre not on a tiny plane thatâs constantly hitting the wind. The disadvantage is that they have a new airport and must have hired the worst engineers. The lay out stinks and while the rental cars are close, they didnât build a road to the facility so itâs a 20 minute drive. The good news though is you are clear West of the city, enroute to LSU (about an hour).
Not sure when you are going but if you drive a bit farther (BWI) you can go non-stop on Southwest. And if youâre a real risk taker, I know Spirit Airlines flies there - if you pack light I suppose, you can save.
Best of luck.
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Donât fly Spirit. Just donât.
@MACmiracle - few direct flights from our area; we just did that trip and had to change in Charlotte. It wasnât so bad; Charlotte is easy as far as hub airports go.
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I never have - but they go to MSY.
I actually checked Laguardia since Newark was mentioned. Non stops and cheaper depending on the day - but just over $200 each way - on Jet Blue
We did a Tulane / LSU trip. Daughter loved LSU - itâs quite nice - not huge but nice. She did not like Tulane at all - thought was run down. Didnât end up applying to either.
Go figure.
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Weâre in south Jersey so LaGuardia isnât the easiest trip and could add a lot to the travel.
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oh - ok - i saw Newark and theyâre not that far.
Yeah, itâll be tough then - but on the flip side, what you waste in stops, you could save in non-stop. And the fares were cheaper.
You could fly to Houston (on Southwest) and drive 4 hours 15 instead of one?? Or on other airlines - but the prices arenât good.
Last minute is tough. Sorry.
Road trip?? 
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D has an old friend visiting this week which makes it a little awkward. I wonder how her friend and her friendâs family would feel about me putting everyone in the car and heading south. 
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Spirit flys from Atlantic City to NO non-stop. Iâd look at that. Spirit is no worse than any other US airline and seems to have had less meltdowns than Southwest lately. Letâs face it all US Airlines are crap.
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We have flown from NOLA on Spirit twice this year so far. Nice, new planes and no delays. Just donât expect anything free - no drinks, snacks etc. We have had issues with the NOLA security lines being long and slow, so make sure to leave enough time for that.
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I hadnât thought of AC airport. Thank you!
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I canât remember if you felt the programs are strong in Florida. I wouldnât underestimate the power of weather and location. I also understand that the programs at Syracuse sound really strong, with clear opportunities to perform. Itâs hard.
I say go for it! It will be a fun adventure and memory whatever happens!
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On a map maybe, but getting to LaGuardia means crossing into and out of NYC and that can be a huge hassle and take forever at the wrong times. Years ago we used to go to whichever tristate airport was the cheapest. After being burned a few times, we started only doing it if it was at least $300 cheaper (our time and sanity before or after a long flight are worth at least that). Now I donât even check, except on super expensive international flights when we also cross check JFK.
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It seems once you get to school, the name wonât matter as much as the programs, people and place (unless the name will make a difference for his future career). Does Syracuse seem like a better music program? Iâve seen many parents and kids here on CC struggling with making school choices that extended family and friends might not understand. He might have to deal with that if he chooses a lesser known school, but Iâm sure he can handle it.
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Well it was $100+ cheaper going down (didnât check coming back) and non-stop - if that helps OP.
If not, itâs ok too - i hope they get there.
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I actually left a job years ago because they wanted me to fly in/out of JFK or LGA instead of Newark. The travel agent said âItâs only 17 miles from your house, itâs the company policyâŠâ and I told her itâs 17 miles but two hours and white knuckle drive.
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I think it depends on time of day.
Iâve done Lagurdia from North Jersey without issue.
In fact, my current company interviewed me in North Jersey - and flew me out of Laguardia and I was thinking all this and was surprised at jhow easy.
Nonetheless the two hours extra might be worth it for the lower fare and non-stop. Thatâs up to OP.
But just a thought.
Looking at Amtrak and Greyhound. 
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Actually, we had a fantastic train ride to NOLA all the way from the PNW. The train is wonderful!
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