"the only safe way in or out right now is air."
The WDSU video showed N O Int'l in detail. No large debris on the landing strips.
The first thing they will "fix" will be the airports.
Can't use the strips until someone drops in by airdrop or chopper to walk it over - the soil beneath the runway may have liquified and may not currently be able to support the weight of a transport craft.
Nothing to stop them from using the place for choppers and as an HQ or op center/assembly area in the meantime, though.