Here' the original news item. Looks like a WWL-TV employee was onboard and texted a tip to the news crew doing a local storm package at MSY for the Live at Five. They rushed to baggage claim (Southwest checks two bags for 'free') to meet the pax after the divert to PFN for weather.
Derivative news stories will run for the next couple of days in the news cycle. At some point Facebook and Apple news feeds will pick up this item and it will be 'trending'. The morning news shows will possibly do a short video package with 'I knew we wuz gonna die and see Baby Jesus' sound bites from the WWL-TV footage.
wwltv.com | 'People were screaming' - passengers scared as flight tried to land during severe weather