At least 5 major US airports have now closed due to snow and ice From CNN's Kay Jones The Federal Aviation Administration has closed two airports in Louisiana due to the ice and snow in the region, bringing the total number of major airports closed to five. The airports in Baton Rouge and Lafayette were shut down around 11:50 a.m. CT. Baton Rouge Metro is slated to reopen at noon local time on Tuesday, while Lafayette's airport should reopen at 5 p.m. local time on Monday. This is in addition to the closures of both airports in Houston as well as Jackson, Mississippi, as CNN previously reported.