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SpaceX’s $100B Spaceport Hits Louisiana | Lafayette Louisiana News
SpaceX is dropping a $100 billion bomb on Vermilion Parish, Louisiana—with a brand-new spaceport in Pecan Island set to create 3,000 high-paying jobs averaging over $92K annually, nearly double the local average. Sixty to eighty percent of those roles are earmarked for locals, giving welders and construction workers a shot at major-scale work right in their backyard. Meanwhile, SpaceX dodges property taxes but still hands the parish an $850 million check—leaving officials scrambling to figure out how to best invest this windfall for the community’s future. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on…
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