Flying in and out of this airport with Allegiant is suuuuch a breeze.
The ticket counter always moves so quickly because it's so small and the same goes for TSA. It's a smaller airport so sometimes when I go through people are in line who don't often fly and are totally taken back by the liquids / lotions restrictions. I watched one woman have to throw away several bottles of lotion and was very unhappy about it. Do your checks into what you can fly with before you leave!
If it's a small group flying and most are seasoned travelers (most often the case) TSA feels like walking through a tiny hallway between the ticket counter and gate and high-fiving an agent. It is that quick.
The Allegiant flights to New Orleans fly direct Mondays and Fridays as of now which is fantastic. The Monday morning flight back to NOLA is early enough to arrive without missing any of the day.
They also have a small counter set up for coffee and breakfast sandwiches. They are actually both delicious! I always grab coffee and a croissant sausage egg and cheese sandwich and arrive in NOLA 2 hours later ready to rock.