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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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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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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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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Council Preview: Funds for nonprofits, raises for law enforcement
Several local nonprofit organizations are in line to receive federal funding. Additionally, the marshal’s office is asking for a bigger raise.
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What does SpaceX’s legal shield mean for Vermilion Parish residents?
New state laws insulate SpaceX from many forms of legal recourse over damages from Starbase Louisiana’s launch site in Vermilion Parish, putting residents at risk, experts say.
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‘True West,’ where brotherly love goes to die
In a local production of the 1980 play, audiences are pulled into the toxic whirlwind of two brothers duking it out in their mother’s California desert home.
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COLUMN: The audacity of UL’s growth plan
At a time when most colleges see little growth, UL’s president hopes to nearly double enrollment over the next decade, likely in hopes it will fix budget woes.
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How are Louisiana sheriffs spending opioid settlement funds? We decided to find out.
Sheriffs receive 20% of Louisiana’s opioid settlement money. Records reveal how 43 are spending their cut.
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Dolly Parton is remembered at the site of her first record
Country music legend Dolly Parton recorded her first single in Lake Charles. After her death this week, locals set down flowers where Goldband Studio once stood.
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Federal court rejects petition against Cameron Parish LNG facility
A federal appeals court rejected a lawsuit brought by environmental groups and local commercial fishermen, denying their petitions for review of plans for the new CP2 terminal.
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After projecting a deficit, UL now says budget is balanced
After President Ramesh Kolluru announced that UL had suddenly balanced its budget, faculty members ask: how?
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