Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1.5
Situational Awareness; Distraction; Communication Breakdown; Training / Qualification
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic
Human Factors; Procedure
Aircraft X was approved for an opposite direction arrival to runway 22R.  He was cleared for the visual approach and switched to the tower at 12 miles out.  Aircraft Y was an IFR departure off of 4L.  The tower controller forgot to get a release for Aircraft Y and cleared it for takeoff with Aircraft X within 10 miles and called to let me know that they were turning the aircraft out towards his destination to the east.Recommend facility wide review of opposite direction procedures.
[Report narrative contained no additional information.]
Baton Rouge TRACON controllers reported an unsafe operation relating to opposite direction operations.