News – The Current

A crowd watches an animation showing multiple rockets launching from pads built over marshland

September 3

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.

14 white cameras stacked on a utility pole near Ridge Road.

September 2

Flock is in Lafayette. Who else is watching you?

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

Three men, including Elon Musk and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry appear on a screen in front of a crowd.

September 2

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.

Cars on Evangeline Thruway, with a white house close to the road to the right

September 1

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.

August 31

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.

A rocket is launched from a base, large clouds are surrounding it

August 31

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.

Man in a white shirt sitting and writing on a notepad with a shirtless man holding alcohol behind him.

August 28

‘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.

Health

Photo illustration of a sheriff's truck, narcan and a surveillance camera

August 27

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.

A black and white polaroid photo shows a young Dolly Parton with a broad smile, striped shirt and short, blonde hair

August 27

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.

A flare burns in front of a red sunset over the marsh

August 26

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.

August 25

‘Starbase Louisiana’: Governor, SpaceX announce world’s largest spaceport

After months of speculation, Gov. Jeff Landry and SpaceX leadership announced plans for a $100 billion launch site in Vermilion Parish on Tuesday.

A crowd looks up at a large video screen featuring Elon Musk

August 25

SpaceX Louisiana announcement: Here’s what happened

Get a recap of Gov. Jeff Landry’s announcement of a SpaceX spaceport in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana.