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A crowd watches an animation showing multiple rockets launching from pads built over marshland
Published: September 3 2:58 pm

Left out by the state, residents take SpaceX concerns to FAA

State leadership sought no public comment on a massive SpaceX project in Vermilion Parish. Louisiana residents took their concerns to the feds instead.

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14 white cameras stacked on a utility pole near Ridge Road.
Published: September 2 4:55 pm

Flock is in Lafayette. Who else is watching you?

Everyone’s heard of Flock cameras. But they’re not the only ones watching Lafayette.

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Three men, including Elon Musk and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry appear on a screen in front of a crowd.
Published: September 2 10:49 am

Who pays for SpaceX? Louisiana’s $27B tax deal

Louisiana granted SpaceX historic tax breaks for its $100B launch site. Documents reveal what Vermilion Parish gains, and what local taxpayers give up.

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Cars on Evangeline Thruway, with a white house close to the road to the right
Published: September 1 3:02 pm

I-49 Connector returns for public comment

Designs for the interstate extension, four decades in the making, will be open for the public to view Wednesday, Sept. 2. 

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