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SpaceX Rumors Shake Vermilion Parish | Lafayette Louisiana News
SpaceX may be eyeing a massive launch site in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana—rumors swirl of a 500-acre pad and 30,000-acre buffer zone. If real, it could transform the local economy, with Senator Bob Hensgens pushing for aerospace growth to diversify beyond oil, gas, and fishing. But locals like Wayne Miller fear it’ll erase cherished traditions like hunting and crabbing. Meanwhile, state lawmakers quietly passed bills offering tax breaks and liability shields for big aerospace projects—timing that’s too convenient to ignore. No official word yet, but the future of Pecan Island hangs in the…
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