New Orleans airport offering LA Wallet feature for travelers [Video]

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is in New Orleans Thursday to announce a new LA Wallet feature that can be used at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, also known as MSY. The feature also works at 26 other airports across the United States. Residents with LA Wallet can now present their mobile driver’s license or ID at select TSA checkpoints.Travelers just have to tap their phone or scan the QR code in the app. The TSA reader at the security checkpoint will take the traveler’s photo and scan it to identify the passenger during the security screening. The traveler’s photo and personal information are deleted after each transaction. That information will not be shared with other entities and will not be used for law enforcement purposes or surveillance, according to a news release issued by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety Office of Motor Vehicles.The OMV said passengers must …