Baton Rouge office of the Federal Aviation Administration displaced by mold

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Published on 3/22/02

Mold forces FAA to exit BR offices

By Advocate staff report

The Baton Rouge office of the Federal Aviation Administration has moved out

of its Metro Airport headquarters because of mold in the 15-year-old

building.

Airport spokesman Bill Profita said Thursday an FAA-commissioned study found

four types of mold, including one toxic variety, and moved out Monday once

the test results showed that the mold could be harmful. The airport is also

analyzing the building's mold to determine how to clean it up and should

know results within a week, Profita said.

The FAA office has temporarily moved into a building on Corporate Boulevard,

he said.

Profita said the airport, which owns the former FAA building, built the

facility for the government agency, but added that the local office performs

mostly administrative functions and doesn't have to be on airport property.

The FAA's lease on the building, which was about $50,000 a year, ended in

2001, Profita said.